# Your Software Should Be Fantastic. The Artisan of the Day Is Marc Beinder.

DevFeed: [Your Software Should Be Fantastic. The Artisan of the Day Is Marc Beinder.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/your-software-should-be-fantastic-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-marc-beinder-4000.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://laravel.com/blog/your-software-should-be-fantastic-the-artisan-of-the-day-is-marc-beinder>)

Author: Ana Tavares

Published: 2025-09-15T15:48:32Z

Content type: article

Language: en

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

Topics: [Laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/laravel.md>), [PHP](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/php.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>)

Tags: [community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/community.md>), [developers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developers.md>), [laravel](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/laravel.md>), [personal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/personal.md>), [php](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/php.md>), [projects](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/projects.md>)

## AI overview

Marc Beinder shares how adopting Laravel transformed his work from procedural PHP into more robust, well-architected software. He also discusses his St. Louis PHP community involvement, professional work on broadcast applications, and personal online radio projects.

## Source excerpt

Marc Beinder, of Encore Digital Group and PHPxSTL, went from procedural PHP to building Laravel tools and leading the community in St. Louis.