Assigning a user to an error
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
Learn how you can assign a user to an error in Flare!
Read more [flareapp.io]
Architecture Testing in Laravel with Pest
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Read about how to use Pest to add architecture tests for your PHP application and enforce standards such as folder structures, naming conventions, and more.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
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I write my code in the controller
– hakanaktas.com.tr - submitted by Hakan
A pragmatic approach to avoiding early optimizations
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Building Maintainable PHP Applications: Thinking Data vs Thinking Business Processes
– davorminchorov.com - submitted by Davor Minchorov
Learn about the differences between thinking in terms of data (CRUD) vs thinking in terms of business processes (behaviour) and how it affects code maintainability.
Read more [davorminchorov.com]
Laravel Under The Hood - The Strategy Pattern
– blog.oussama-mater.tech - submitted by Oussama Mater
Have you ever wondered how Laravel switches between different drivers' implementations? Well, hang tight, we will learn how!
Read more [blog.oussama-mater.tech]
Primitive Obsession: what it is, how to spot it and, how to fix it!
– acairns.co.uk - submitted by Andrew Cairns
Explains what the Code Smell 'Primitive Obsession' is, the damage it can cause to your codebase, how to spot it and - how to fix it!
Read more [acairns.co.uk]
Encrypting Queued Jobs, Notifications, Mail, and Listeners in Laravel
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Read about how to encrypt queued jobs, notifications, mailables, and listeners in Laravel for improved security.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
Optimizing PHP for performance
– mateusguimaraes.com - submitted by Mateus Guimarães
Let's dive on how to enable OPCache and fine-tune php-fpm to handle the most requests as possible on a given machine.
Read more [mateusguimaraes.com]
Form Validation with Type Inference Made Easy with Zod, the Best Sidekick for TypeScript
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
Let's explore Zod: a library that can help us validate data not only on the client but also on the server, and even generate TypeScript types to maintain end-to-end type safety and consistency.
Read more [tighten.com]
Disabling Composer's default timeout inside of scripts
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler
Composer's 30 second execution timeout can get in the way of long-running processes executed from a script. This is how you disable it.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
vue-ray 2.0 is out - full Vue 3 composition api support
– github.com - submitted by Patrick
The vue-ray package has released v2.0, with full script setup/composition api support, reduced overhead, and more.
Read more [github.com]
Elevate Your Laravel Eloquent Queries with Tappable Scopes
– seankegel.com - submitted by Sean Kegel
Use tappable scopes in Laravel to break down complex queries into reusable pieces without needing to use magic query scopes in Laravel.
Read more [seankegel.com]
How Ahrefs Gets a Billion Dollar-Worth Infrastructure With a 90% Discount
Choosing colocation for the infrastructure was the right decision for Ahrefs.
Read more [tech.ahrefs.com]
Protecting your email address via SVG instead of JS
A nice technique to prevent simple bots from harvesting your email address.
Read more [rouninmedia.github.io]
How to build a writing habit
A wonderful essay by Peter Suhm
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How we stopped a DDoS attack at Laracon
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
Discover how we stopped a DDoS attack at Laracon!
Read more [flareapp.io]
How to create Wireables in Livewire?
– aleksandertabor.com - submitted by Aleksander Tabor
Learn how to use objects like Data Transfer Objects in Livewire with Wireables.
Read more [aleksandertabor.com]
Clearing Ray output
– myray.app - submitted by Spatie
Learn how to clear your Ray window whenever you want so that only the most recent output is displayed.
Read more [myray.app]
Rethinking deploys at Flare
– flareapp.io - submitted by Spatie
We now use GitHub actions to deploy our application
Read more [flareapp.io]
How to Refactor a Method With Optional Params
– lukapeharda.com - submitted by Luka Peharda
Read how I fixed performance issues when refactoring and optimising legacy code with method signature inconsistency, done unintentionally by developer
Read more [lukapeharda.com]
