Laravel v5.3.19 is now released
Laravel released v5.3.19 which includes a few small changes and improvements as well as a complete rewrite of the middleware sorting so that middleware calls with parameters now work properly. PHP...
View ArticlePodcast: Laravel 5.3.18, Yarn, Leanpub, and more.
In this episode, we discuss Yarn, Facebook's new JavaScript package manger, the new Laravel Links section, and lots of other random topics. This is our last podcast episode for 2016 and we will be...
View ArticleLearn how to use the TNTSearch driver with Laravel Scout
Laravel Scout provides a simple, driver-based solution for adding full-text search to your Eloquent models. Out of the box, Laravel 5.3 ships with Algolia driver. However, we can easily write custom...
View ArticleTop 5 Programming Fonts
Everyone has their ideal development setup, and many have spent countless hours customizing it to perfectly suit their needs. Outside of a color scheme, the next typical change is the font in use and...
View ArticleFull Stack Radio – Patterns for Simplifying Laravel Applications
In the latest Full Stack Radio, Adam Wathan sits down with Taylor to talk about strategies they use to write cleaner and simpler code when working with the Laravel. The episode is just over an hour...
View ArticleLaravel Charting Package
Creating charts is often a pain because of how you have to convert your data into what the charting library supports and each library is different. To help make this easier Erik Campobadal created a...
View ArticleCan you be an expert developer in 10,000 hours?
Back in 1993, psychologists K. Anders Ericsson, Ralf Th. Krampe, and Clemens Tesch-Romer said that 10,000 hours of deliberate practice of a specific skill will make one an expert. Fast forward 15...
View ArticleLearn how to change Laravel’s login validation
Laravel’s included auth system is a great way of scaffolding out a basic flow for authenticating users through a complete registration, login, logout, and forgot password system. When it’s all setup...
View ArticleLaravel v4.2.20 is now released
Yes, you read that right. V4.2.20 is now released with support for PHP 7.0 and updates to the Symfony components to v2.7. Even though the version four line of Laravel is deprecated, a lot of people...
View ArticleGet your IDE ready for Halloween with the Dracula Theme
Halloween is just a few days away and the dark Dracula theme is a great way to get your development environment ready. Here is a screenshot with it installed with Atom: It supports tons of popular...
View ArticleFree Video Course: Docker for Development
Chris Fidao put together a free mini-series on using Docker for Development with Laravel. The series is ten individual videos covering all the basics to get up and running. This includes how to use...
View ArticleVoyager – A Laravel Admin Package
Voyager is a new package created by The Control Group that provides a complete admin system to quickly scaffold out your app. It features: Media Manager Voyager has an amazing fully function media...
View ArticleBlogging for Developers
Writing is as hard as it is rewarding. I think that’s a part of the reason why NaNoWriMo is so popular. For those unfamiliar, November is National Novel Writing Month where people around the world...
View ArticleA Roundup of Laravel CMS Packages
A lot of really great Laravel powered CMS systems have came out in the past year. Everything from the super powerful to the minimal, to open source and commercial. If you are looking to start a new...
View ArticleAutomatically Send Tweets through Laravel Notifications
One of the exciting new features that came out in Laravel 5.3 was Laravel Notifications, and they allow you to send quick updates through a variety of services. Included in the Laravel core is support...
View ArticleLaravel Missing Page Redirector Package
If you moved your site to a new domain, chances are you want the users and search engines to be directed to the correct pages on the new domain. One way to do that is using 301 permanent redirects...
View ArticleLaravel 5.4 – Higher Order Messaging for Collections
Development for Laravel 5.4 is now underway and new features are being leaked out as they are merged in. One new feature announced is “higher order” messages for Collections that was contributed by...
View ArticleIntegrating Cloudinary to your backend using a PHP Solution
TLDR The web is filled with media content, especially images and video. Manipulating these content effectively over different forms of internet connections require some sort of skilled approach....
View ArticleLaracon 2017 – Location and dates have been announced
Laracon 2017 has just launched its new site for the 2017 event and it will be held in NYC on July 25th and 26th. Both days will have talks starting at 9:00 AM and dinner and mingling after each day....
View ArticleIntroduction to Rollup.js
Rollup is a next-generation JavaScript module bundler. Using it you can build your app or library using ES2015 modules, then efficiently bundle them up into a single file. This helps combat the...
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