Brent • 3/26/2020

Minor versions, breaking changes

The article details a real-world incident where a `composer update` in a Laravel project caused a breaking change due to a minor version bump in a dependency (`spatie/laravel-view-components`). It explains how nested dependencies and version constraints (like `league/commonmark`) can create conflicts, and demonstrates using `composer why-not` to diagnose the issue. It serves as a cautionary tale about semantic versioning and dependency management in PHP/Composer projects.

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#dependency management #php #semantic versioning