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PHP×CHI @phpxchi.com A meetup in Chicago for PHP and Laravel devs. Coming soon.
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Andy Swick @techenby.com Lead Programmer at @tighten.com.
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Chicagoland area
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he/they
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pricewell.com - 💳 Stripe subscriptions without coding
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NYC
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