How we rewrote our tech stack in under a day
Last week, we deleted 16,000 lines of code, rewrote 11,500, migrated frameworks, ripped out React, and swapped our entire CSS setup with AI. It took less than 6 hours.
Laravel
I'm using my engineering colleagues as my personal agents
A couple of months ago, I was copy-pasting prompts into ChatGPT. Now I'm shipping features, running tests, managing branches, and keeping documentation alive, with a team of agents doing the heavy lifting. All by myself.
🌶️ Why Native PHP shouldn’t exist
Building desktop apps with NativePHP misuses Laravel’s core strengths, creating potential security risks and practical limitations.
Making an existing Laravel application multi-tenant with Tenancy for Laravel
Transforming a legacy application into a multi-tenant powerhouse is no small feat. Learn how we tackled the challenges of adding multi-tenancy to a Laravel app, from infrastructure planning to custom bootstrappers, and discover practical tips to future-proof your applications.
Cookie-based authentication with Laravel Sanctum
This is a detailed step-by-step guide for setting up Laravel Sanctum with cookie-based authentication. It explains the logic behind each step and how to set up Postman. We also tackle the most common CORs issues.
Mocking external systems in e2e tests
Struggling with a legacy codebase? We used Playwright to automate QA, reducing bugs. By mocking external APIs like Google Maps, we ensured seamless testing. Learn our implementation with Laravel and Playwright for reliable results.
PHP lied to me
We discuss the challenges of using PHPStan at its strictest level for type checking, particularly with 'mixed' types. It explores solutions like using strval() and creating custom functions, but ultimately, the author opts to lower PHPStan's strictness due to complexity, ending with mixed feelings.
The command pattern in Laravel
This post delves into the Command Bus pattern, highlighting its use in software architectures and Laravel implementation. It covers commands as user actions, command handlers, and the Command Bus for execution, emphasizing the pattern's role in simplifying and maintaining code structure and logic.
Gradually migrating between mail providers in Laravel
Migrate between two email providers in a Laravel project with ease of mind while maintaining control.
Setting up Laravel Horizon in Google Cloud Run
“Wait, what? Cloud Run is serverless!” I hear you shout in confusion as you jump out of your chair. Well, give me a chance to
Logging non-Laravel queries to Telescope
One of the legacy projects we are dealing with is using old-school mysqli queries all over the place. We have wrapped the application in a
Pusher alternatives for local development with Laravel Broadcasting
Recently, I built a proof of concept for a feature using Laravel’s Broadcasting feature. While I was familiar with its existence, it was my
Setting up infrastructure using HashiCorp Terraform, Laravel Forge and Cloudflare
DigitalOcean | Cloud Infrastructure for DevelopersAn ocean of simple, scalable cloud solutions.Cloud Infrastructure for DevelopersDave McCarthyResearch Vice President, IDC If you’ve used Terraform before
Google Workspace SSO and automated user provisioning
One of the client projects I work on has larger, enterprise customers. Because of this, I needed to create a way for their users to
The easiest production-ready image to run your Laravel application
It’s no secret that we are big fans of Docker during our daily development work. It’s still one of the easiest ways to