The State of PHP 2025 survey by JetBrains examines how developers use, prefer, and rely on PHP, showing how this long-standing web language continues to modernize through new frameworks, improved tooling, and AI-assisted workflows.
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Many programmers believe they are tired of programming, but they may actually be frustrated with bureaucracy, lack of product vision, and lack of ownership. Burnout can skew perspectives, and it may be more beneficial to address these issues rather than abandoning programming entirely.
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A good overview of everything coming in PHP 8.5.
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Shawn Hooper enjoys the new presets we recently added to our Laravel CSP package.
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I'm really looking forward to PHP 8.5's pipe operator. Here are a few nice use cases.
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Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.
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After Geocodio unsuccessfully attempted to optimize with ClickHouse alone, they implemented a solution using Kafka for durable storage and Vector for efficient data ingestion.
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Brent reflects on how using Tailwind CSS has led to a loss of proficiency in writing standard CSS.
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Mattias delves into optimizing SQL queries using indexes, focusing on MySQL 8.0. He explains how indexes work, how to analyze slow queries using MySQL’s EXPLAIN keyword, and the impact of different index configurations on query performance.
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– nabilhassen.com - submitted by Nabil Hassen
Laravel 12.32 introduces Http::batch, a clean way to send concurrent HTTP requests with lifecycle hooks for progress, success, failure, and finalization.
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Brent Roose has written an excellent book. This time on his programming journey and the lessons learned along the way. It's not too long, I personally read it in one sitting, and liked it very much.
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– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler
A quick guide to the differences between npm ci and npm install.
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Laravel Notifications are one of my favourite parts of the framework.
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– doeken.org - submitted by Doeke Norg
Learn how a ClockInterface helps you decouple time and write stable, testable code. It's about time!
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Database migrations have had a serious refactor in the newest Tempest release
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At Oh Dear, my colleague Mattias recently vastly increased the performance of our service. Here's how he did it.
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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.
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– wendelladriel.com - submitted by Wendell Adriel
Explore Laravel’s Service Container from the ground up: resolution, binding, scopes, contextual dependencies, auto-wiring, and more, and demystify how your app runs.
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– tighten.com - submitted by Kayla Helmick
We’ve moved from command lines to GUIs, and now the next shift is here: AI that can actually use your app. This article introduces the Model Context Protocol (MCP), a powerful way to let AI interact directly with your applications—and why it’s more than just another tech acronym.
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MCP is not a hosted service, a replacement for app logic, or a fix for hallucinations. It is a protocol that provides access to real tools and data, and still requires good prompts and UX
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