Automatically clear Ray when running tests via PHPUnit or Pest original
Learn how to automatically clear Ray's screen when running a test
Read more [myray.app]
Laravel Real-Time Notifications with SSE
– blog.oussama-mater.me - submitted by Oussama Mater
This article shows how to implement real-time notifications using Server-Sent Events instead of WebSockets or Long Polling.
Read more [blog.oussama-mater.me]
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Tricks for Running Commands With Laravel Process
– fly.io - submitted by Chris Fidao
Use Laravel's new Process facade while avoiding issues related to processing stdout vs stderr output, environment variables, and PHP security settings.
Read more [fly.io]
How to delay Laravel jobs and listeners within database transactions
– arunas.dev - submitted by Arunas
If you have jobs and listeners being fired within database transactions, it can lead to data inconsistencies if the transaction rolls back. Learn how to properly handle them here.
Read more [arunas.dev]
Laravel Analytics v5 with support for GA4 has been released original
We've released a new major version of our Laravel Analytics package. The most important new feature of this release is the support for GA4.
Calculating rolling averages with Laravel Collections
– www.conroyp.com - submitted by Paul Conroy
Rolling averages are a great tool for smoothing out noisy data, helping you to more easily spot long-term trends. This new package adds first-class support to Laravel Collections for rolling average calculations.
Read more [www.conroyp.com]
Skipping tests conditionally in Pest original
In this blog post, I'd like to show the easiest way to skip tests conditionally in tests. Using the simple technique, which can be used for other things besides skipping tests, you can make your tests much more flexible.
Avoiding one-liners in PHP
Focus on writing code that solves real problems, is well-tested, and is easy to maintain.
Read more [localheinz.com]
Leverage Symfony VarDumper Component to Enhance your Dumps
Let's take a look how we can extend Var Dumper to dump our objects, or some vendor objects, in a more readable way.
Read more [jolicode.com]
Blazingly Fast Markdown Parsing in PHP using FFI and Rust
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler
In this post, Ryan demonstrates how to use FFI and a lower-level language such as Rust to improve the performance of a critical path.
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
PHP wishlist: The pipe operator
This feature is high on my wishlist.
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Discovering PHP's first-class callable syntax original
When looking at recent changes in the Laravel framework, I saw some PHP syntax that I didn't see before. Because I've been working with PHP for over 20 years and have a firm grasp of the language, I was surprised to see new syntax for the first time.
QR Code Generator in Laravel 10
– harrk.dev - submitted by Harry Kirkman
In this article we will look at creating beautiful QR codes in Laravel 10, using the simple-qrcode package. With various use-cases and examples.
Read more [harrk.dev]
Resolving a new instance of a singleton in Laravel
A nice tip by my colleague Seb
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Pest v2: see all new amazing features in action original
The release of Pest v2 is right around the corner. Pest creator Nuno Maduro and the rest of the Pest team are currently working hard improving the docs ahead of the Pest v2 release somewhere later this month.
In this blog post, I'd like to share the free videos I've created for each of the amazing features.
Why I migrated this website from Symfony to Laravel
I'm sure Tomas is going to do some cool stuff for the Laravel community.
Read more [tomasvotruba.com]
Announcing Duster, a Code Linter and Fixer for Laravel
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
Don’t waste your team’s time fixing little code style issues... and DEFINITELY don’t ship code w/inconsistent code style! Check out our new package Duster, a powerful all-in-one code linter & fixer bundling all the best code styles for your Laravel apps!
Read more [tighten.com]
Fixing nested validation in Laravel
My colleague Ruben explains some improvements that were made in the latest version of our popular Laravel Data package
Read more [flareapp.io]
Ray can now display the values of private properties original
Our handy Ray debugging app gained a cool new trick: it can now display the values of private properties and results of private methods.
Strategies for making Laravel packages customizable original
While attending Laracon India, many people approached me to ask how we handle the maintenance of all our Spatie packages. One of the ways we keep maintenance burden low is by making our packages customizable. In this blog post, I'd like to cover some of our best tips to make a Laravel package easy…
