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PHP Strict Types vs Weak Types: When and How to Use declare(strict_types=1)

By enabling strict types, you can catch type-related bugs early and make your code more self-documenting. This blog post will show you everything y...
Posted on 19 June 2025 | 11:43 am

Announcing Mastering PHPStan – The Definitive Guide to PHP Static Analysis

Are you tired of discovering bugs in production that could have been caught earlier? Do you want to write more reliable PHP code with fewer errors?...
Posted on 18 June 2025 | 7:31 am

Supercharge Laravel with Junie and PhpStorm Integration

I’m always looking for ways to work more efficiently. Here’s how **Junie**, an AI assistant, and my Laravel integration package **laravel-junie** f...
Posted on 19 May 2025 | 5:09 am

Upgrading Code Quality with Laravel Pint using custom rules

In this post, we’ll walk through our tailored `pint.json` configuration — explain what we changed, why we changed it, and how it helps us write cle...
Posted on 18 May 2025 | 12:35 pm

Introducing Laravel Junie: Streamline Junie Guideline Integration in Laravel

Laravel developers often seek tools that enhance productivity and maintain code consistency. The newly released **Laravel Junie** package addresses...
Posted on 17 May 2025 | 1:06 am

Implementing a Dark Mode Toggle in Laravel with Tailwind CSS 4

TailwindCSS 4 out the box supports prefers-color-scheme CSS media feature, I want class based dark mode support
Posted on 17 March 2025 | 5:50 am

Consistent API error handling in Laravel

In API development, providing clear and structured error responses is crucial for a seamless developer experience. This blog post explores a custom...
Posted on 10 February 2025 | 6:40 am

Effortlessly Trigger Modals with Session Flash in Laravel

Here’s a dead simple way of triggering a model to show or anything really from a controller…
Posted on 14 January 2025 | 10:51 am

List your Laravel Herd projects on localhost

When developing with **Laravel Herd**, managing multiple projects can sometimes feel overwhelming. Wouldn’t it be great to have a sleek way to list...
Posted on 21 December 2024 | 9:36 am

How to get a docker container id

To get the Docker container ID, you can use the docker ps command, which lists all running containers along with their container IDs. Below are dif...
Posted on 9 December 2024 | 4:45 am

Mastering PHPStan: Common Errors and How to Fix Them

PHPStan is a static analysis tool for PHP that focuses on finding bugs in your code without actually running it. By analyzing your codebase, PHPSta...
Posted on 7 September 2024 | 1:16 am

Git Stashing Explained

When working on a project, you might find yourself in a situation where you need to switch branches or pull updates from a remote repository, but y...
Posted on 30 August 2024 | 1:13 am

Enhance Your Web Applications with These Livewire UI Kits

Are you looking to enhance your Laravel Livewire projects with top-notch UI components? Look no further! In this article, we explore some of the be...
Posted on 30 August 2024 | 1:09 am

Mocking Stripe in Laravel with Stripe Mock Server

If you've ever tried to test your Stripe integration, you'll know how challenging it can be. The Stripe SDK uses lots of static methods that are ha...
Posted on 26 August 2024 | 4:25 am

How to Organize Composer Scripts Effectively

A composer script is a set of custom commands defined in a `composer.json` file. It lets you automate tasks like running tests, performing analysis...
Posted on 14 August 2024 | 5:13 am

Toggle classes from your markup in PhpStorm and VSCode

Working with TailwindCSS will result in a lot of classes being added to your HTML. This can at times make it hard to read the markup.
Posted on 14 August 2024 | 5:09 am

How to toggle a mobile menu with Tailwind and AlpineJS

Making a mobile and desktop menu is something that is super simple to do with Tailwind and AlpineJS. A typical navbar will contain a series of lin...
Posted on 8 June 2024 | 1:38 am

Customize Your Hashnode Blog Frontend with Headless Frontend and Laravel

The first focus is using [Hashnode's API](https://hashnode.com/headless) to pull in your posts and pages into a Laravel application when using head...
Posted on 27 May 2024 | 1:10 am

PHP use an enum for Filters

I have a class that allows filtering based on an option, I need a way to accept options and also reject invalid options.
Posted on 3 May 2024 | 10:51 am

Composer Scripts: Boosting Your Team's Efficiency

Hey there! Today, we're diving into the world of Composer scripts and exploring their untapped potential. If you're part of the Laravel community o...
Posted on 12 April 2024 | 11:26 am