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I have written a Visual Studio Code extension to quickly add PHP class properties. All feedback is welcome!

This package provides loading of RESTful paginated resources using Laravel LazyCollection capabilities. In this way, no complicate mechanisms for on-demand paginated data handling is required because the package manages all the complexity transparently for you, and only if required.

I wrote a small piece about what keeps me productive and how I use and tackle todos.

LaravelVisitor is a Visitor Design Pattern implementation for Laravel. It allows to easily execute processing of collections of arbitrary elements, without requiring to use repeated conditionals, thus improving code abstraction.

Getting localized dates in PHP and Laravel is quite easy once you know how it works. Just setting the locale in app/config.php seems not to do the trick.

In the age of internet tracking, more users are turning to blocker software for protection. Sara Bin shares some tips to improve your website's UX for these users—and everyone else!

API caching on the client side is a very useful and powerful way to speed up your clients and to reduce the load on your API endpoints and the underlying hardware.

Very often you find yourself in situations where you need to make your data pass some kind of checks or filters before doing something with them. This post shows how to make a first attempt approach better and cleaner

I built a package to check what are the slowest tests in your PHPUnit test suite.

This article is the result of my 8 years of experience with PhpStorm and my best settings that make you a faster developer and let you focus more on the important things.

Disabling client-side browser validation will allow you to test your real validation rules, instead of Chrome's.

This is a package for creating administration-style applications with the Laravel framework. Allows you to abstract the common patterns of business applications, so that developers can easily implement beautiful and elegant interfaces without much effort. The main places of application are: backoffice applications, admin panels, content management systems, etc.

Blog post breaking down the Laravel Community and its key names / companies.