What’s New in PHP 8.5?
Link – – www.phparch.com
A good overview of everything coming in PHP 8.5.
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Convenient Content Security Policies with Spatie Laravel CSP 3 Presets
Link – – shawnhooper.ca
Shawn Hooper enjoys the new presets we recently added to our Laravel CSP package.
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Seven Real-World Examples of Using the Pipe Operator in PHP 8.5
Link – – amitmerchant.com
I'm really looking forward to PHP 8.5's pipe operator. Here are a few nice use cases.
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The Downsides of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP
Link – – ashallendesign.co.uk
Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.
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Scaling Request Logging from Millions to Billions with ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector
Link – – www.geocod.io
After Geocodio unsuccessfully attempted to optimize with ClickHouse alone, they implemented a solution using Kafka for durable storage and Vector for efficient data ingestion.
Read more [www.geocod.io]
Vendor locked
Link – – stitcher.io
Brent reflects on how using Tailwind CSS has led to a loss of proficiency in writing standard CSS.
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SQL performance improvements: analysing & fixing the slow queries (part 2)
Link – – ohdear.app
Mattias delves into optimizing SQL queries using indexes, focusing on MySQL 8.0. He explains how indexes work, how to analyze slow queries using MySQL’s EXPLAIN keyword, and the impact of different index configurations on query performance.
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Http::batch with hooks in Laravel 12.32
Link – – nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen
Laravel 12.32 introduces Http::batch, a clean way to send concurrent HTTP requests with lifecycle hooks for progress, success, failure, and finalization.
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Things I wish I knew when I started programming
Link – – things-i-wish-i-knew.com
Brent Roose has written an excellent book. This time on his programming journey and the lessons learned along the way. It's not too long, I personally read it in one sitting, and liked it very much.
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npm ci vs npm install
Link – – ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler
A quick guide to the differences between npm ci and npm install.
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Laravel Notifications: dynamic channels, priority, and delayed sending
Link – – crnkovic.me
Laravel Notifications are one of my favourite parts of the framework.
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PSR-20 Clocks: Testable Time in PHP
Link – – doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg
Learn how a ClockInterface helps you decouple time and write stable, testable code. It's about time!
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No more down migrations
Link – – tempestphp.com
Database migrations have had a serious refactor in the newest Tempest release
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SQL performance improvements: finding the right queries to fix
Link – – ohdear.app
At Oh Dear, my colleague Mattias recently vastly increased the performance of our service. Here's how he did it.
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Automatically fix production and performance problems in PHP and Laravel projects using AI
Link – – flareapp.io
You can now use our MCP server to connect your AI agent to Flare. This way your AI has all context it needs to diagnose and fix production and performance problems of your PHP, JavaScript and Laravel projects.
In this blog post I’d like to tell you how you can use it, and how it works under the hood.
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Inside the Laravel Service Container
Link – – wendelladriel.com - submitted by Wendell Adriel
Explore Laravel’s Service Container from the ground up: resolution, binding, scopes, contextual dependencies, auto-wiring, and more, and demystify how your app runs.
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Let AI Interact with Your App via MCP
Link – – tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick
We’ve moved from command lines to GUIs, and now the next shift is here: AI that can actually use your app. This article introduces the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a powerful way to let AI interact directly with your applications—and why it’s more than just another tech acronym.
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How the Model Context Protocol works?
Link – – alexop.dev
MCP is not a hosted service, a replacement for app logic, or a fix for hallucinations. It is a protocol that provides access to real tools and data, and still requires good prompts and UX
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Max MRR: Your growth ceiling
Link – – longform.asmartbear.com
Your company will stop growing sooner than you think. The “Max MRR” metric predicts revenue plateaus based on churn and new revenue.
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Creating type-safe configs in Laravel
Link – – cosmastech.com
This is a great way of handling config values.
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