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Sylvester Damgaard

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Sylvester Damgaard

@cboxdk

Principal Softare Engineer @Geocodio 📦 @Statamic, 🌐 Laravel, 🖥️ Kubernetes, 🚀 DevOps Enthusiast

Lynge, Denmark

Joined April 2009

Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jan 2, 2025
Today marks my first day as a full-time employee at @laravelphp! 🎉 After 3 months of working evenings as a contractor alongside my full-time job, I’m beyond excited to now focus 100% on this incredible journey. Joining a team of A-players has been overwhelming (in the best
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Dec 18, 2024
🚀 Excited to announce that I’m starting a new chapter as Senior Infrastructure Engineer at @laravelphp! I’ll be working on building and scaling the infrastructure behind the best hosting platform for Laravel projects, leveraging Kubernetes, AWS, and custom solutions. Big
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Feb 2, 2025
One month at @laravelphp and it's been incredible! 🚀 In Amsterdam hacking away with the team before Laracon EU. The speed at which we ship high-quality features is mindblowing - almost as fast as deploying with #LaravelCloud😉
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jan 11, 2025
My first week+ at @laravelphp is coming to and and I'm already loving every minute! While TV 2 was an amazing journey I was in the comfort zone! Diving into new challenges at Laravel Cloud has been incredibly energizing. Already wrapped up a custom BPF network analysis tool
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jul 9, 2024
Kicked off the migration of our second website to @statamic this year! 🚀 Migrating ~200K entries, 500K assets, and 100K videos. Videos will also be transcoded for new streaming services as part of the migration. A massive task? Absolutely! But I’ll have it done in just a few
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jun 20, 2024
📈 Statamic Scales? You Bet! 💥 On the first day after migrating TV SYD to @statamic, we saw: 5.4M requests 🌟 500GB of traffic 🚀 194k unique visitors! 🌍 Our robust Statamic setup + Kubernetes handled it all effortlessly! 💪 #Statamic #WebDev #TechSuccess #Kubernetes
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Aug 30, 2024
Update on our @LaravelPHP Reverb-powered liveblog for TV2 regionerne, built with @statamic: 🚀 Real production numbers are in, and we're thrilled with the performance: ⓵ Currently serving 3500+ concurrent users without breaking a sweat. As we approach Sunday's event finale,
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jun 21, 2024
🚀 Live News, No Delays! 🚀 We just launched our new @statamic liveblog addon during a court case in Esbjerg! 📰 Built with WebSockets using Laravel Reverb, Alpine.js, and Livewire, it delivers real-time updates without server polling. See it live at tvsyd.dk/vejen/holsted-…
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Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Apr 10, 2024
Blown away by the initial alpha tests for @statamic V5! Page load times slashed from 1.4s to a mere 0.45s, all without caching. Check out this video comparing a dummy page's load times on V4 vs. V5 alpha. Major performance boost ahead! 🚀 #statamic #cms #upgrade #performance
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Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Nov 13, 2024
Tonight, 4 out of 7 websites have officially launched as part of our migration to Statamic CMS! Check it out: tv2kosmopol.dk 🚀 #Statamic #LaunchDay #WebsiteLaunch
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Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jan 29, 2025
Heading to Laracon EU in Amsterdam! The last time I attended was back in 2018, so I’m excited to see how it has evolved, especially now that I’m a part of the team. I’m also looking forward to meeting colleagues I’ve only chatted with online. It’s going to be a great time!
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jun 19, 2024
🎉 Happy 12th Birthday to @statamic ! You've redefined what a modern CMS can be. Thank you for empowering developers, creators, and businesses worldwide with your flexibility and power! 🌟 Can't wait to see what the next few years will bring @jackmcdade
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jan 14, 2025
Got a last-minute invitation Thursday evening to give a talk at Laravel Meetup Copenhagen on Monday. Despite a packed calendar, I said yes; it’s important to support great community meetups! The result? Blood, Sweat & Kubernetes: A Laravel Cloud Story. I showcased the simplicity
Sylvester Damgaard
@cboxdk
Jun 19, 2024
🚀 I'm thrilled to announce the successful migration of tvsyd.dk, to @statamic ! 🎉 After a year of dedication, numerous addons, and core updates, TV SYD now enjoys the powerful flexibility of Statamic. This is just the beginning - 6 more sites to go this year!