Web developer passionate about Laravel, Vue.js, and Tailwind CSS. Sharing tips, blogs, and best practices. Always building, always learning. 🚀

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Joined March 2025
If you care about code quality, check out @enunomaduro’s laravel-starter-kit-inertia-react 👇 I wrote about why it’s one of the most disciplined Laravel starters out there. daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/buil… #Laravel #React #InertiaJS
Stop building “Load more” buttons 👋 Here’s how to add true infinite scroll to your Laravel + Inertia.js (React) app in just a few lines. daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/buil… #Laravel #React #InertiaJS #DevTip
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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. Read more → daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/prev… #Laravel #DevOps
🚀 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. Read: daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/best…
🚀 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
🚀 Unlock the power of local LLMs in your #Laravel apps with Ollama! No API fees, no latency—just fast, offline AI integration. Check out my latest blog to get started 👉 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/lara… #AI #MachineLearning #PHP #LaravelDev
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. 🧼 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/lara…
🚀 Built a simple GraphQL API in Laravel using Lighthouse in under 10 minutes. ✅ @create, @find, @all for instant resolvers 🔌 GraphiQL for testing 📦 Perfect for rapid prototyping Check it out here: daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/crea… #Laravel #GraphQL #PHP
Just wrote a guide on running Laravel Nightwatch on your own VPS (DigitalOcean, Linode, etc.) 🖥️ For anyone rolling their own stack 👇 👉 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/moni… Thanks @laravelphp for this awesome tool 🙌 #Laravel #PHP #WebDev #DevOps #SelfHosted
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🚀 Just made/attenpted my first open source contribution! Cleaned up auth validation in the Laravel React Starter Kit. Learned a ton along the way — wrote about the process here 👇 🔗 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/my-f… #opensource #Laravel #React #webdev
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🚀 Automate your Laravel workflows with ease! Learn how to schedule daily tasks, clean logs, and boost efficiency using Laravel's powerful task scheduler. Step-by-step guide 👇 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/auto… #Laravel #PHP #WebDev #CodingTips #DeveloperTools
Catch bugs before they hit production with Larastan 🛡️ It’s like X-ray vision for your Laravel code—detects type issues, logic errors, & more before you run tests. Check it out: daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/supe… #Laravel #PHP #PHPStan #Larastan #CleanCode
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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
Struggling with slow Laravel apps? Learn how to optimize your Eloquent queries and boost performance with practical tips—from eager loading to query profiling. Read more: daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/opti… #Laravel #PHP #WebDev #EloquentORM #Performance #BackendDev #CodingTips #LaravelTips
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! ⚡ 👇 daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/usin…
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 🔗daviddorenbos.dev/blogs/type… #laravel #dev