--- title: "What happens to Laravel if Taylor Otwell disappears?" url: https://daily.dev/posts/what-happens-to-laravel-if-taylor-otwell-disappears--kvk1v9ciy source_url: https://mattstauffer.com/blog/what-happens-to-laravel-if-taylor-otwell-disappears type: article source: "Matt Stauffer" published: 2026-05-31T07:50:58.757Z updated: 2026-05-31T09:28:08.537Z tags: ["php", "laravel"] reading_time: 4 upvotes: 0 comments: 0 language: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # What happens to Laravel if Taylor Otwell disappears? **[Matt Stauffer](https://daily.dev/sources/mattstauffer)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A 2017 opinion piece addressing concerns about Laravel's long-term viability if its creator Taylor Otwell were to step away. Key points: Jeffrey Way of Laracasts has an established succession plan, Laravel LLC exists as a legal entity with employees and revenue beyond Taylor personally, the open source community would continue development similar to how CodeIgniter survived EllisLab's neglect, and consultancies like Tighten have financial and ideological incentives to keep Laravel alive. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Taylor Otwell: What 14 Years of Laravel Taught Me About Maintainability](https://daily.dev/posts/taylor-otwell-what-14-years-of-laravel-taught-me-about-maintainability-hvkvvcaak) · Hacker News · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Beware clever devs, says Laravel inventor Taylor Otwell](https://daily.dev/posts/beware-clever-devs-says-laravel-inventor-taylor-otwell-yt9farmsw) · The Register · 11 upvotes · 0 comments - [Matt Stauffer Joins the PHP Foundation Board — What It Means for Laravel](https://daily.dev/posts/matt-stauffer-joins-the-php-foundation-board-what-it-means-for-laravel-oiokkf7uj) · Laravel News · 3 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#php](https://daily.dev/tags/php), [#laravel](https://daily.dev/tags/laravel) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/what-happens-to-laravel-if-taylor-otwell-disappears--kvk1v9ciy)