An introduction to PHP namespaces, explaining their purpose, syntax, and how to use them for better code organization.
A guide to the new event and handler system in Laravel 5.0, explaining how to create and bind them.
A tutorial on how to re-enable the Whoops error handler in Laravel 5.0, providing prettier error pages for debugging.
A guide on upgrading a Laravel 4 application to Laravel 5 by starting from a fresh install and migrating code.
Explains the new Commands & Handlers feature in Laravel 5.0, using a 'Duplicate Talk' example from a conference app.
A WordPress code snippet to restrict authors to only view their own posts in the admin post overview.
A WordPress code snippet to restrict authors to only view their own uploaded images in the media library.
A technical guide on setting up a Sculpin static site generator blog and deploying it using Laravel Forge.
A guide to installing and using PHP-CS-Fixer to automatically format PHP code according to PSR-2 standards.
Explains how Laravel 5.0 simplifies environment detection using PHP dotenv and the .env file for configuration management.
Explores the now-removed Event Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed binding event listeners using code annotations.
Explains the new Middleware feature in Laravel 5.0, which replaces the traditional filter-style architecture for handling HTTP requests.
Explains the removed Route Annotations feature in Laravel 5.0, which allowed defining routes via PHP DocBlock comments in controllers.
Explains method injection in Laravel 5.0, a feature allowing dependency injection directly into controller methods.
Explains Laravel 5.0's route caching feature, a performance optimization for faster route registration in PHP applications.
A guide to removing Byte Order Marks (BOM) from files using a simple PHP code snippet.
An overview of Laravel 5.0's Form Requests feature, which simplifies form validation and authorization.
A speaker's personal reflections on attending and presenting at the Laracon EU conference in Amsterdam, covering their talk and community observations.
A recap of a Laracon EU talk about using Laravel's components (Illuminate) in projects not built with the Laravel framework.
A guide on how to schedule cron jobs using Laravel Forge, explaining the process and its benefits for background tasks.
