Introducing Laravel Dusk, a new browser testing tool for Laravel 5.4 that enables testing JavaScript-heavy applications.
Explains how to define Laravel Artisan console commands using closures in the routes/console.php file, a new feature in Laravel 5.3.
A guide to using Vue.js components in Laravel 5.3, covering the default JavaScript stack, configuration files, and setup.
Explains the shift to daemon queue workers as the default in Laravel 5.3 and how to manage them with Supervisor.
Announcing the launch of the book 'Laravel: Up & Running', now available for purchase in print and eBook formats.
Explains the benefits of upgrading from PHP 5 to PHP 7, including major performance improvements, reduced memory usage, and new features.
An overview of the new Notification system in Laravel 5.3, explaining how to create and send multi-channel notifications.
Author updates on the release timeline and pre-order details for his new book, 'Laravel: Up and Running'.
Explains the directory structure changes in Laravel 5.3, including folders removed by default and new ones created by Artisan.
Laravel 5.3 introduces Mailables, a cleaner way to send emails using dedicated PHP classes instead of complex closures.
A guide to Laravel Passport, a native OAuth 2 server for Laravel 5.3, covering its installation and setup process.
Live notes from Laracon announcing new Laravel 5.3 features including Scout for search, Mailables, and Passport.
Explains the new routing structure in Laravel 5.3, including the move to separate 'web.php' and 'api.php' files.
A guide to customizing pagination templates in Laravel 5.3, making it simpler than in previous versions.
Explains the new image dimension validation rules in Laravel 5.3, including parameters like min_width, max_height, and ratio.
Explains new JSON column query and update syntax in Laravel 5.3 for MySQL 5.7+, using arrow notation.
Explains the enhanced Collection::where() method in Laravel 5.3, including new comparison operators and loose/strict checking.
Introduces the new cache() global helper function in Laravel 5.3, explaining its three primary uses for getting, setting, and managing cache.
Explains how to use the enhanced firstOrCreate method in Laravel 5.3 to customize attributes when creating new database records.
Explains the new $loop variable in Laravel 5.3's Blade templates, detailing its properties and usage in loops.
