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PHP relies on frameworks for speed, but GoLang’s simplicity fosters deeper control. PHP builds quickly, while GoLang builds deliberately with minimal dependencies—each language offers unique strengths for developers.

To do TDD or not to do TDD? That is the question. Personally I never bought into TDD practices. But I always use TDD when I need to develop a feature that will require me to test a lot of different variants and edge cases.

Read about how to use Volt to build Livewire components. We'll compare the functional API and class-based API and then look at how to test your Volt components.

Easily mask your data in your PHP application in an easy and intelligent way.

Onion is a lightweight PHP package designed to facilitate layered processing within applications, It provides a clean and efficient way to stack layers of functionality, allowing developers to create flexible and reusable components that can be easily composed and managed. Each layer can perform a specific operation on the data being passed through, making it simple to build complex workflows while maintaining clear separation of concerns.

I have been using Statamic for a while now and I have some thoughts on the future of Statamic.

Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks, known for its elegant syntax and powerful features. Whether you are just starting out or looking to enhance your skills, building projects is one of the best ways to learn. In this article, we’ll explore 10 Laravel project ideas that range from beginner to advanced levels, helping you take your skills to the next level in 2024.

A blog post explaining some benefits (and drawbacks) of using custom Eloquent collections.

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Introduces a trait you can use in your Laravel projects to run seeders only once per database—implementing idempotent database seeding to keep things efficient, clean, and reliable across your preview environments.

After years of wanting to publish a course, I finally got around to recording the Laravel API Course I wish I had when I was learning. There are 24 high quality videos, along with written tutorials, all for free with no sign up needed. Enjoy the content!

In this episode of the Quick Win Wednesday series, we're talking about pushing things to the background in Laravel. Instead of using Jobs and a Queue, we can now defer things. Available for us since Laravel 11.23.

Run Composer packages, effortlessly. No need to install tools into your app or as global dependencies.

Learn how to use the Pipeline class in Laravel to break complex workflows into smaller, isolated, focused processes. We'll then look at how to test our Laravel pipelines.

Custom collections in Laravel allow you to add model-specific methods, making it easier to handle groups of models in a more expressive way. This is especially useful for managing complex data like e-commerce orders, where you can implement methods for filtering, calculating totals, or applying bulk actions, keeping your controllers clean and focused.