Laravel Elixir now with Browsersync →
Laravel Elixir 3.3 now includes support for Browsersync which is a way to get real-time browser feedback based on your changes. For example if you change your style sheet or a view file, the browser...
View ArticleSuper Simple Backups →
I’d like to thank Ottomatik for sponsoring Laravel News this week. Ottomatik is a service I use myself and can highly recommend it. In fact, I use it for all my sites including Laravel News. Ottomatik...
View ArticleLearn to use Model Factories in Laravel 5.1
Laravel 5.1 comes with a feature called model factories that are designed to allow you to quickly build out “fake” models. These have several use cases with the two biggest being–testing and database...
View ArticleMaterial Theme for PhpStorm →
I finally had a chance to install this Material theme for PhpStorm and it’s really nice. Great colors, neat file type icons–including a Laravel icon for blade and an elephant for the PHP files. My...
View ArticleBeginners Guide to Git Rebasing →
If you’ve ever submitted a pull request to an open source there is a good chance you’ve heard these two awful words: Please Rebase At this point you either throw your hands up and say oh well or start...
View ArticleRyan Chenkie: Getting starting with Angular Videos
Ryan Chenkie created a free set of 10 videos for learning AngularJS. Topics Include: Welcome! Installation and Set Up Controllers and Views Switching to Services Getting Started with AngularJS...
View ArticleHow to add Tagging to your Laravel App
In recent years, tagging systems have become a popular way of categorizing items, and you can find them in almost every app. From blog posts to todo lists, they all have tagging implementations. Let’s...
View ArticleLaravel Podcast 36: Dev School →
The latest Laravel Podcast is out: In this episode, the crew talks about the challenges of learning to be a developer, developer bootcamps, advice to their former selves, and even their favorite...
View ArticleLaravel Blade Directives →
Matt Stauffer has a new tutorial out on how to create custom Blade directives. These directives allow you to create your own Blade tags custom to your project. Give this tutorial a read to learn more...
View ArticleMusic For Programming →
Music For Programmers is a website with curated music for programming. Music For Programmers is a series of mixes intended for listening while programming to aid concentration and increase...
View ArticleOn Hackathons →
Stefan Priebsch writing about his experience at a Hackathon: Going back to the hotel, I realized that during the hackathon, the tight schedule had forced us to do pretty much everything that we all...
View ArticleChandra – Laravel starter kit for developers →
Chandra – Laravel starter kit is built for Laravel developers to kickstart their project. Chandra is a combination of an Admin and Frontend with multiple color schemes to cater your requirements....
View ArticleSetup Bootstrap Sass with Laravel Elixir
Laravel Elixir is a fantastic package that simplifies working with Gulp. For the unfamiliar Gulp is a JavaScript task runner that allows you to automate tasks. It can be used for compiling CSS,...
View ArticleLet’s Encrypt is now browser trusted →
Let’s Encrypt: We’re pleased to announce that we’ve received cross-signatures from IdenTrust, which means that our certificates are now trusted by all major browsers. This is a significant milestone...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Laravel News Podcast
I’m happy to announce a new Laravel News Podcast and the first two episodes are now live. My co-host on this podcast is Jack Fruh and the goal is to discuss some of the highlights of the news over the...
View ArticleLaravel Quick Start – Learn to build a task list
The Laravel documentation now includes a dedicated quick start section to guide you through creating a basic task list. For those new to the framework, this is an excellent guide to show you the...
View ArticleLaravel Intermediate Tutorial
Yesterday, a brand new Laravel Quick Start tutorial was published in the documentation, and today a new intermediate tutorial has been published. This intermediate tutorial covers Eloquent...
View ArticleLaravel 5.2 — A Look at what’s coming
Laravel 5.2 development is underway and so far a few nice additions have been announced. Let’s take a look at everything we know is coming to the release. Implicit model binding Implicit model binding...
View ArticleLN 03: Laravel Quickstart Tutorials
In this episode of the Laravel News Podcast, we discuss the new Laravel quick start guides, features coming to Laravel 5.2, Elixir and Bootstrap, Developer interruptions and more! You can listen below...
View ArticleJosh – Laravel Admin template with CRUD generator (sponsor) →
Josh admin template + front end + CRUD generator is a bootstrap based admin + frontend built for Laravel developers. Using CRUD you can quickly generate a model, controller, and views optimized for...
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