# 138: Back In The Game

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Podcast: [Mostly Technical](https://stenobird.com/podcast/mostly-technical-6567048)
Published: 2026-07-01T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://share.transistor.fm/s/2b3e44ef
Audio file: https://media.transistor.fm/2b3e44ef/958b7d8d.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4424

## Resource

Ian and Aaron discuss Ian's misadventures with poker, a huge update for Solo (Windows!), why Aaron thinks languages don't matter but frameworks & ecosystems do, and so much more. Sponsored by Laracon AU , Honeybadger , Bento , Vask , and DropInBlog . Interested in sponsoring Mostly Technical? Head to https://mostlytechnical.com/sponsor to learn more. Going to Laracon? Sign up for the Mostly Technical Pre-Party ! (00:00) - Mostly Poker (10:55) - Poker Town? (13:34) - Outro Update (20:46) - Solo for Windows (!) (30:50) - Pricing Advice (33:52) - Laravel Live UK (42:58) - Languages Don't Matter (56:09) - LaraProm Update (01:04:46) - World Cup Links: World Series of Poker Resorts World Las Vegas Outro Solo

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