# Eric Barnes
Building since 2012. Not reviewed by Eric.
Page: https://mrrmaker.com/@ericbarnes
Started Laravel News (2012) and dotdev (2016); co-owns PHP News
In their words: "I'm a developer and writer who loves building things for the web." (ericlbarnes.com)

## Numbers
- Products: 6
- Building since: 2012

## Products
- PHP News (2026 →): running
- Laravel News (2012 →): running
- Wardrobe: dates not stated in any source
- Easy E-Commerce Using Laravel and Stripe: dates not stated in any source

## Timeline
- Jul 2026: Launched PHP News [stated]
- Jan 2026: Laravel News: 600th issue of the weekly Laravel newsletter [stated]
- Jan 2026: Laravel News: Exclusive live stream and media partner for Laracon EU 2026 [stated]
- Jan 2026: On Live stream with the Laravel Cloud team [stated]
- Jun 2025: On The Bucket, episode 23 [stated]
- Jan 2023: On OfferZen: The story of Laravel News [stated]
- Apr 2020: On The Laravel Podcast, episode: Learning & Keeping Up To Date [stated]
- Jun 2014: Part of the UserScape team building LaraJobs, the Laravel job board [stated]
- May 2014: Laravel News: First edition of the Laravel newsletter sent to 356 subscribers [stated]
- 2014: Laravel News: Site broke even on income against expenses in its first year [stated]
- Jan 2014: Laravel News: Site started on Tumblr and moved to its own domain [stated]
- 2012: Launched Laravel News [stated]

## How sure
4 verified by someone other than Eric, 40 stated by Eric in public, 0 outdated. Read on 11 Oct 2026.

## Sources
- Eric L. Barnes — Developer & Writer, ericlbarnes.com: https://ericlbarnes.com
- Projects — Eric L. Barnes, ericlbarnes.com: https://ericlbarnes.com/projects
- github.com: https://api.github.com/users/ericlbarnes
- About Laravel News, laravel-news.com: https://laravel-news.com/about
- A look back at 2014, laravel-news.com: https://laravel-news.com/look-back-2014
- About - PHP News, phpnews.net: https://phpnews.net/about
- The Wardrobe Diaries — Eric L. Barnes, ericlbarnes.com: https://ericlbarnes.com/wardrobe-diaries/
- The Artisan Files [Leanpub PDF/iPad/Kindle], leanpub.com: https://leanpub.com/theartisanfiles-volume2
- The Artisan Files – Volume 2, laravel-news.com: https://laravel-news.com/the-artisan-files-volume-2
- Easy E-Commerce Using Laravel and Stripe [Leanpub PDF/iPad/Kindle], leanpub.com: https://leanpub.com/easyecommerce
- Eric L. Barnes — books and courses on Leanpub, leanpub.com: https://leanpub.com/u/ericbarnes
- The story of Laravel News featuring Eric L. Barnes, offerzen.com: https://www.offerzen.com/blog/the-story-of-laravel-news-featuring-eric-l-barnes
- The Bucket | Laravel News Creator - Eric Barnes, share.transistor.fm: https://share.transistor.fm/s/02af0c4d
- The Laravel Podcast | Learning & Keeping Up To Date, with Eric Barnes, share.transistor.fm: https://share.transistor.fm/s/35ec7441
- Announcing LaraJobs, laravel-news.com: https://laravel-news.com/announcing-larajobs
- Live streaming, newsletters, and sponsors - Notes on Work — Eric L. Barnes, ericlbarnes.com: https://ericlbarnes.com/live-streaming-newsletters-and-sponsors-notes-on-work
- Laravel News Is the Live Stream Partner for Laracon EU 2026, laravel-news.com: https://laravel-news.com/laravel-news-is-the-live-stream-partner-for-laracon-eu-2026
- PHP Blog (Page 6) - PHP News, phpnews.net: https://phpnews.net/blog?page=6
- About - dotdev, dotdev.co: https://dotdev.co/about
- Laravel News Podcast | Eric Barnes, podcast.laravel-news.com: https://podcast.laravel-news.com/people/eric-barnes
- Site checks on 2026-10-11, MRRMaker: https://mrrmaker.com/how-it-works#checks

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