Preview Environments in Laravel Cloud = safer PRs, no staging drift, and instant URLs per PR.
Spin up production-like test envs, validate migrations, then auto-teardown on merge.
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🚀 Pest v4 is here!
Elegant browser testing (with Playwright) + smoke tests, visual regression, faster type coverage, smart sharding, profanity checks & more.
Testing in PHP just leveled up 👉 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/pest…#PHP#Laravel#PestPHP
Unlock the power of #GPT5 for coding 🚀
From multi-step reasoning to huge context windows & smart self-correction—learn how to code smarter, faster, better.
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🚀 Laravel just got a massive upgrade at Laracon US 2025 — Cloud, Forge, and Wayfinder are changing the game.
Here's everything you need to know 👇
🔗 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/lara…#Laravel#Laracon#PHP
Bloated Laravel controllers? Move side effects (like creating profiles or syncing data) to model events.
✅ Cleaner logic
✅ Separation of concerns
⚠️ Avoid for APIs/async tasks
Keep your controllers lean. Your future self will thank you. 🧼
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🧼 Tired of messy Laravel code?
Say hello to Laravel Pint — a zero-config code styling tool built by the Laravel team.
✨ Cleaner code
⚙️ CI/CD friendly
🚫 No setup required
Learn how to master it in 3 steps 👇
🔗 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/how-…#Laravel#PHP#DevTips#LaravelTips
🔧 Ever wondered how Laravel boots everything behind the scenes?
In Laravel 12, service providers are still the backbone of the app lifecycle — cleaner and more powerful than ever.
Here’s how they work (and how to build your own):
👉 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/what…#Laravel#PHP#dev
Testing is essential in Laravel:
✅ Catch bugs early
✅ Refactor safely
✅ Docs via tests
@pestphp = clean, fast, PHPUnit compatible. 🧪🚀
Test early. Test often. Your future self will thank you. 🙌
Learn more 👉 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/test…#Laravel#PHP#PestPHP#Testing
Tired of just running User::all() in Tinker? 😴
Turn Tinker into your Laravel superpower:
✅ Practical use cases
✅ Time-saving tricks
✅ Debugging like a pro
✅ Do's & don'ts you must know
Unlock the full potential of php artisan tinker! ⚡
👇
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CI/CD is more than tests—it’s about clean, deployable code.
Here’s how to build a Laravel CI pipeline with GitHub Actions:
✅ Composer/NPM caching
✅ Pest w/ 100% coverage
✅ Pint
✅ Larastan
✅ Type coverage
Full guide: daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/sett…
🔗 Tired of syncing your Laravel backend with your TypeScript frontend?
Laravel Wayfinder auto-generates type-safe TS functions from your controllers — no more guessing routes or params.
✅ Autocomplete
✅ Smaller bundles
✅ Safer code
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