Freek Van der Herten's blog on Laravel, PHP and AI

The Downsides of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP

Oct 15th 2025 – ashallendesign.co.uk

Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.

Scaling Request Logging from Millions to Billions with ClickHouse, Kafka, and Vector

Oct 14th 2025 – 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.

Vendor locked

Oct 13th 2025 – stitcher.io

Brent reflects on how using Tailwind CSS has led to a loss of proficiency in writing standard CSS.

SQL performance improvements: analysing & fixing the slow queries (part 2)

Oct 6th 2025 – 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.

Http::batch with hooks in Laravel 12.32

Oct 2nd 2025 – 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.

Things I wish I knew when I started programming

Oct 1st 2025 – 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.

npm ci vs npm install

Sep 24th 2025 – ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler

A quick guide to the differences between npm ci and npm install.

Laravel Notifications: dynamic channels, priority, and delayed sending

Sep 23rd 2025 – crnkovic.me

Laravel Notifications are one of my favourite parts of the framework.

PSR-20 Clocks: Testable Time in PHP

Sep 22nd 2025 – doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg

Learn how a ClockInterface helps you decouple time and write stable, testable code. It's about time!

No more down migrations

Sep 19th 2025 – tempestphp.com

Database migrations have had a serious refactor in the newest Tempest release

SQL performance improvements: finding the right queries to fix

Sep 16th 2025 – ohdear.app

At Oh Dear, my colleague Mattias recently vastly increased the performance of our service. Here's how he did it.

Automatically fix production and performance problems in PHP and Laravel projects using AI

Sep 15th 2025 – 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.

Inside the Laravel Service Container

Sep 12th 2025 – 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.

Let AI Interact with Your App via MCP

Sep 11th 2025 – 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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