PHP Serverless Project Update Podcast
PHP Serverless Project Updates is my monthly podcast to update you about my PHP Serverless Project.
Hosted by Bob Bloom.


#8 - Cooked A Website, Continuing My Hiatus, Custom Application For My News Podcast Is Progressing Well
February 26, 2026 (14:35)
Going from zero to AI in a few weeks with my custom application for PHP Serverless News, that will help me expand my coverage significantly. Which has made my extended podcasting hiatus immensely worthwhile. I have formally closed down my CookingRunt...
#7 - Hiatus To Work On New Sponsorship Site, And Doing A New AI Application
January 29, 2026 (35:48)
Taking a hiatus from podcasting to work on my new sponsorship site. I curated my own list of PHP podcasts and YouTube channels, and it is an interesting list. I looked into general podcast sponsorship and advertising for the first time, which was an...
#6 - A Frustrating 2025 Concludes On A High Note
December 26, 2025 (20:36)
2025 was supposed to be a year of smooth podcast production and publication. That is not how it turned out. I introduced a new podcast show. I had to build new features for my custom podcast platform to support my shows. I messed up my shows with ove...
#5 - Over The Hump With Over The Hump
November 27, 2025 (08:57)
My "over the hump" syndrome reared its ugly head again, after an innocuous genesis. I am now back to producing my full slate of podcasts. And, I have a plan for cauterizing the seeds of this syndrome, to ensure the primacy of my podcast schedule....
#4 - Pauses and Tweaks
October 30, 2025 (12:53)
Evaluating my News podcast. Special trio of Commentary episodes to be released simultaneously. Tweaks to my podcast intros. General updates....


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Luke Galea is a veteran technology leader who began coding professionally during the dot-com boom. While Ruby, Elixir, and Erlang are his tools of choice, PHP has remained a constant thread throughout his two-decade career spanning healthcare, dating, nutrition coaching, education, and workforce management. His journey includes scaling high volume consumer facing sites HotOrNot and Ashley Madison where PHP powered the core infrastructure. Even when working with other technologies, Luke has consistently leveraged PHP for marketing technology, community forums, and developer resources. A committed community builder, he founded Toronto's Erlang user group and actively supports the Toronto Elixir and GTA PHP communities. Currently focused on leadership coaching and technology advisory, Luke loves solving hard problems with smart people. Call him if you want to riff on something awesome.
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Luke Galea is a veteran technology leader who began coding professionally during the dot-com boom. While Ruby, Elixir, and Erlang are his tools of choice, PHP has remained a constant thread throughout his two-decade career spanning healthcare, dating, nutrition coaching, education, and workforce management. His journey includes scaling high volume consumer facing sites HotOrNot and Ashley Madison where PHP powered the core infrastructure. Even when working with other technologies, Luke has consistently leveraged PHP for marketing technology, community forums, and developer resources. A committed community builder, he founded Toronto's Erlang user group and actively supports the Toronto Elixir and GTA PHP communities. Currently focused on leadership coaching and technology advisory, Luke loves solving hard problems with smart people. Call him if you want to riff on something awesome.
(Luke Galea's website)
Tolga Ercan is an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of experience leading high-performing engineering organizations across SaaS, fintech, and consumer technology sectors. He currently serves as Director of Engineering at Vetster, a veterinary telehealth platform redefining access to pet care through innovative digital solutions. Tolga has built a career scaling engineering teams, driving cloud migration strategies, and delivering resilient, scalable systems. His leadership experience includes senior roles at Instagram, Edmunds, and early-stage startups, where he has consistently championed technical excellence, operational efficiency, and cultural growth. He has also leveraged technologies such as Laravel to build and scale modern, customer-facing applications in startup environments, applying best practices in software architecture and agile development. As a supporter of the open source community, Tolga believes in the importance of open innovation and actively backs initiatives that advance software transparency, interoperability, and access. He is committed to fostering the future of technology through mentorship, organizational leadership, and community engagement.
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Tolga Ercan is an accomplished technology executive with over two decades of experience leading high-performing engineering organizations across SaaS, fintech, and consumer technology sectors. He currently serves as Director of Engineering at Vetster, a veterinary telehealth platform redefining access to pet care through innovative digital solutions. Tolga has built a career scaling engineering teams, driving cloud migration strategies, and delivering resilient, scalable systems. His leadership experience includes senior roles at Instagram, Edmunds, and early-stage startups, where he has consistently championed technical excellence, operational efficiency, and cultural growth. He has also leveraged technologies such as Laravel to build and scale modern, customer-facing applications in startup environments, applying best practices in software architecture and agile development. As a supporter of the open source community, Tolga believes in the importance of open innovation and actively backs initiatives that advance software transparency, interoperability, and access. He is committed to fostering the future of technology through mentorship, organizational leadership, and community engagement.
(Tolga Ercan's website)