Linking to Flare errors on your error page
We've launched a new feature that will make it easier for users of your app to report specific errors.
Read more [flareapp.io]
Fun with PHPUnit Data Providers
Data providers are a PHPUnit feature (and many testing frameworks have an equivalent) that lets you run a single test method multiple times but with different data. Larry Garflied shows some cool things you can do with them.
Read more [peakd.com]
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Monitoring Laravel Vapor metrics with Grafana Cloud
Once configured, you can see all of the metrics you need to ensure your Vapor app is healthy on one screen.
Read more [dyrynda.com.au]
A free Alpine.js video course
In this entirely free video course, you'll learn how to use Alpine.js, a minimal JS framework that I'm using myself on a couple of projects
Read more [codecourse.com]
Source diving Pest Parallel Testing original
In this stream, Luke Downing shows us around in the source code of Pest parallel plugin he created.
Glowing Background Gradient Effects with Tailwind CSS
Yet another nice video by Simon on cool things you can do with Tailwind.
Generics in PHP using PHPDocs
Generics are available since PHPStan 0.12. This posts explain what they’re all about.
Read more [phpstan.org]
How to Use a Custom Encryption Key for Encrypted Cast Model Attributes in Laravel
Laravel allows you to cast model attributes as encrypted strings1, when stored in the database. This gives you added security for any values that are sensitive (such as Personally identifiable information, PII), including complex structures such as arrays, collections, and even objects.
Read more [larasec.substack.com]
How to install PHP 8.1 RC on your Mac
Good instructions provided by Nuno.
Read more [nunomaduro.com]
Introducing a new package to add a support form to your app original
We've created a new package that can render a beautiful support form widget on any page. You can read more about the package in this blog post at Flare.
In this stream, I'll show you how to use the package. We'll also source dive its code.
How to test a form in a Laravel app original
In this video, my colleague Brent explains a good way to test a form in a Laravel app.
This video is part of our new premium video course Testing Laravel.
On using PSR abstractions
Matthias Noback shares some considerations on when you could rely on PSR abstractions
Read more [matthiasnoback.nl]
Traits are not inherited
– doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg
Context from traits is copy-pasted to your class and NOT inherited. What does that imply?
Read more [doeken.org]
Cool Laravel Testing Techniques original
In this stream, Brent and I showcase some cool techniques we use in our test suites.
State of Laravel survey results
Tobias Petry shared the results of the State Of Laravel Survey he launched a few weeks ago.
Read more [stateoflaravel.com]
My Software Estimation Technique
Jacob Kaplan-Moss shares the technique he uses when he needs to develop a project timeline.
Read more [jacobian.org]
Modern web apps without JavaScript bundling or transpiling
We're way overdue a correction back to simplicity for the frontend. ES6/HTTP2/Import maps looks like they'll deliver just that.
Read more [world.hey.com]
Building a Fancy Tile Grid with Tailwind CSS
Another amazing video by Simon!
How we're using static analysis to improve our codebase
A static analyzer helps you to find bugs in your code without even running it. Popular static analyzers for PHP are Psalm and PHPStan. In this post, we're going to look at what such a static analyzer can find in a two-year-old codebase.
Read more [flareapp.io]
The benefits of writing tests
I've been creating web applications for over 15 years now. It's only in the last five years that I've learned how to test an application automatically. I can safely say that there is no other technique that has improved the quality of my code more.
Let's go over what a test is and all the benefits it provides.
Read more [testing-laravel.com]
