Amanda Fulson gives a comprehensive introduction to building APIs with Lumen, Laravel's micro-framework. She explains how Lumen differs from Laravel, demonstrates creating a basic REST API for a Pokémon Pokedex application, and covers key concepts like routing, authentication, and testing in Lumen. The talk emphasizes Lumen's streamlined nature while maintaining compatibility with Laravel's core features.

The talk focuses on ChatOps - using chat bots for deployment automation and DevOps tasks. The speaker demonstrates how they implemented ChatOps at Namshi using Hubot and Slack, allowing developers to deploy applications and manage infrastructure through chat commands. The talk covers both the benefits of ChatOps (like improved transparency and easier deployments) and practical implementation details, including authentication and integration with existing deployment tools.

A detailed presentation about creating APIs with Lumen, Laravel's micro-framework. The speaker explains how Lumen differs from Laravel, demonstrates building a RESTful API, and covers key concepts like routing, controllers, authentication, and testing. The talk uses a Pokemon-themed example API to illustrate core concepts while highlighting Lumen's strengths for API development.

The speaker presents a practical approach to implementing microservices architecture while avoiding common pitfalls by initially deploying as a monolith. He shares experiences from his time as CTO at Glo, describing how they structured their codebase into independent packages following domain-driven design principles, while maintaining the ability to later transition to true microservices. The talk focuses on achieving the benefits of microservices architecture (like loose coupling and clear boundaries) without immediately taking on all the operational complexity.