The Downsides of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP
Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
Http::batch with hooks in Laravel 12.32
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen – Edit
Laravel 12.32 introduces Http::batch, a clean way to send concurrent HTTP requests with lifecycle hooks for progress, success, failure, and finalization.
Read more [nabilhassen.com]
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Laravel Notifications: dynamic channels, priority, and delayed sending
– crnkovic.me – Edit
Laravel Notifications are one of my favourite parts of the framework.
Read more [crnkovic.me]
PSR-20 Clocks: Testable Time in PHP
– doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg – Edit
Learn how a ClockInterface helps you decouple time and write stable, testable code. It's about time!
Read more [doeken.org]
Automatically fix production and performance problems in PHP and Laravel projects using AI
– flareapp.io – Edit
You can now use our MCP server to connect your AI agent to Flare. This way your AI has all context it needs to diagnose and fix production and performance problems of your PHP, JavaScript and Laravel projects.
In this blog post I’d like to tell you how you can use it, and how it works under the hood.
Read more [flareapp.io]
Inside the Laravel Service Container
– wendelladriel.com - submitted by Wendell Adriel – Edit
Explore Laravel’s Service Container from the ground up: resolution, binding, scopes, contextual dependencies, auto-wiring, and more, and demystify how your app runs.
Read more [wendelladriel.com]
Creating type-safe configs in Laravel
– cosmastech.com – Edit
This is a great way of handling config values.
Read more [cosmastech.com]
Welcome to the State Machine Pattern
– wendelladriel.com - submitted by Wendell Adriel – Edit
Learn what the State Machine Pattern is and how to apply it in your PHP applications with this in-depth article about it
Read more [wendelladriel.com]
Deferring Events Including Model Events in Laravel
– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen – Edit
Utilize deferred events in Laravel to delay event dispatching, including model events, ensuring listeners run only after a specific closure has finished running.
Read more [nabilhassen.com]
Exploring our new PHP SDK, built using Saloon
– ohdear.app – Edit
I've recently rebuilt the SDK for Oh Dear, and thanks to Saloon I had a great time downing so.
Read more [ohdear.app]
Transform your URLs with AI using our new Laravel package original
by Freek Van der Herten – 5 minute read – Edit
I'm excited to share that we've released a new package called spatie/laravel-url-ai-transformer. This one can get the content of a webpage and transform it into something else using AI.
In this blog post, I'd like to share why I've created it and how you can use it.
How to update composer.lock without changing any packages
Joel Clermont shares a nice composer knowledge nugget.
Read more [masteringlaravel.io]
Compile time generics: yay or nay?
One of the most sought-after features for PHP is Generics: The ability to have a type that takes another type as a parameter. It's a feature found in most compiled languages by now, but implementing generics in an interpreted language like PHP, where all the type checking would have to be done at runtime, has always proven Really Really Hard(tm), Really Really Slow(tm), or both.
Read more [thephp.foundation]
The pipe operator in PHP 8.5
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Looking forward to using this myself too.
A year with property hooks
– stitcher.io – Edit
Some interesting thoughts on property hooks by Brent
Read more [stitcher.io]
Livewire 4: The Future of PHP Components
– devdojo.com – Edit
At Laracon US Caleb Porzio announced Livewire 4, which comes with unified components, performance improvements, and many more awesome goodies
Read more [devdojo.com]
Why I don't use down migrations original
by Freek Van der Herten – 3 minute read – Edit
Every once in a while, someone opens a PR on one of our open source packages adding a down function to the migration. I usually close those PRs fast with a thank you and a message “We don’t use down migrations in our projects”.
While down migrations might seem like a safety net, they're often a false comfort that potentially creates more problems than they solve.
Instead of explaining this in every PR separately, let me share why we don't write down migrations and what we do instead.
SQL Generated Columns and Views: How to Use Them in Your Laravel App
– tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick – Edit
Learn how to use SQL generated columns and database views in Laravel to simplify queries, boost performance, and make your data easier to filter, sort, and reuse across your application.
Read more [tighten.com]
Laravel Headless API + React Frontend: Full Stack Tour de France Tutorial
– youtu.be - submitted by Bert De Swaef – Edit
🚴♂️ Build a Full Stack App with Laravel + React! In this tutorial, you'll create a Laravel Headless API and connect it to a React frontend to display 2025 Tour de France etappes (stages).
Read more [youtu.be]
Pipe Operator |> PHP 8.5
– acairns.co.uk - submitted by Andrew Cairns – Edit
The pipe operator will improve your code readability and composition in PHP. Understand the current approach and what future will look like.
Read more [acairns.co.uk]
