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Learn about value objects, why they are useful and why it's better to use them over primitive values.

Complementary package for Laravel Mails, that show all your logged mails in a fancy UI inside Filament!

Laravel Mails can collect everything you might want to track about the mails that has been sent by your Laravel app.

Laravel 11.34.0 introduces Request::fluent() method by Steve Bauman, simplifying access to request data with a Fluent instance for cleaner, null-safe code.

In this episode of the Quick Win Wednesday series, we're playing around with 2 carbon functions to see which dates are closest of farthest from a given date.

Laravel 11.32.0 introduces Schedule Groups enabling grouping of related tasks, reducing redundancy and improving readability in scheduling.

With the release of PHP 8.4 on November 21, 2024, many new features are released. Though every feature deserves its own article, one that fascinated me the most is Asymmetric Visibility.

In this episode of the Quick Win Wednesday series, we're taking a look at diffInDaysFiltered().

Laravel scopes make queries much more readable, but they come with a lot of magic. Custom Query Builders fix this issue, let me show you how to use them.

Pie, new extension installer for PHP was released! Let’s have a look how we can install and use it in Docker builds.

Learn about data transfer objects, why they are useful and why it's better to use them over arrays.

Powerful Database Features You Didn't Know PhpStorm Had

Learn how dependency lock-in impacts your code and why owning your code is essential for control and flexibility in software development.

Package discovery is super useful, yet not really known feature of Laravel. Let's find out how discovery actually works.

One way to extend Laravel with custom methods is through macros and mixins. Let me show you how!

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.