# Evolving Legacy at Scale. The Artisan of the Day Is Sara Bine.

DevFeed: [Evolving Legacy at Scale. The Artisan of the Day Is Sara Bine.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/evolving-legacy-at-scale-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-sara-bine-3636.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/evolving-legacy-at-scale-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-sara-bine>)

Author: Ana Tavares

Published: 2025-10-01T19:24:14Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Laravel Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/laravel-blog.md>)

Topics: [Livewire](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/livewire.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/migration.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [CodeIgniter](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/codeigniter.md>), [backends](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backends.md>), [Amazon Web Services](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/aws.md>), [Developer experience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/developer-experience.md>), [iOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ios.md>), [Mobile](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/mobile.md>), [React Native](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/react-native.md>)

Tags: [architecture](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/architecture.md>), [developer-experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-experience.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [legacy-application](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/legacy-application.md>), [mentorship](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentorship.md>), [migration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migration.md>), [migrations](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/migrations.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [software-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/software-development.md>)

## AI overview

Sara Bine's programming journey began with RuneScape IRC chat bots and led to a career working with PHP, legacy systems, and Laravel. The article describes her migration of applications from CodeIgniter and vanilla PHP to Laravel, her work on mobile backends and React Native, and her mentorship and consulting experience. It also introduces her current work leading a large vanilla PHP application's conversion to Laravel at BetterHelp.

## Source excerpt

Sara Bine shares her journey from RuneScape IRC bots to leading BetterHelp's Laravel migration, blending legacy expertise, mentorship, and smart architecture.