Technical Insights & Expertise

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Building a slide-over panel component with Livewire

Learn to build a versatile slide-over component in Laravel Livewire for TALL Stack applications, enhancing UI with a simple, reusable solution.

Posted on 6 October 2022

Writing to the Database with Eloquent

Learn different methods of writing to the database using Laravel's Eloquent ORM, including create, query builders, repositories, actions, and more. Master database interactions with Eloquent.

Posted on 29 September 2022

Simple one-time password authentication in Laravel

Learn how to implement one-time password authentication in Laravel. Secure and streamlined user authentication.

Posted on 23 September 2022

Setting up your Data Model in Laravel

Master the art of Laravel data modeling and build a meeting room booking system with this comprehensive tutorial from Laravel News.

Posted on 20 September 2022

Behavioural Driven Development in Laravel

Discover how Laravel can embrace BDD with the 'Given When Then' approach, uniting teams and creating a ubiquitous testing language without new syntax.

Posted on 6 September 2022

From idea, to blog, to live without leaving your IDE

Effortlessly turn your ideas into a live blog with Statamic in Laravel, seamlessly managing content and deploying your site to Digital Ocean, all from within your IDE.

Posted on 2 September 2022

Working with OS process in PHP

Learn how to enhance the developer experience when working with OS-level commands in PHP applications. Improve code quality and maintainability.

Posted on 30 August 2022

Working with Laravel Model Events

Learn how to work with Laravel Model Events and explore different approaches to handle them efficiently. Discover pros and cons of each method.

Posted on 25 August 2022

Event Sourcing in Laravel

Master Event Sourcing in Laravel with this comprehensive guide, perfect for enhancing PHP projects with advanced data tracking and state management techniques.

Posted on 12 August 2022

Zero Hassle CLI Application with Laravel Zero

How can I put this? CLI apps are cool. The ability to open a terminal anywhere and just run a command to do a job that might have taken you much longer.

Posted on 12 August 2022

How I develop applications with Laravel

Learn a unique Laravel development workflow; Build a to-do API with a step-by-step guide, leveraging Laravel's versatile tools like Livewire, and a systematic approach from data modeling to API creation.

Posted on 11 August 2022

JSON API Resources in Laravel

Master JSON API Resources in Laravel with this guide. Learn to create consistent, compliant API responses with Tim MacDonald's package, streamlining your API development with attributes, relationships, and meta-data handling.

Posted on 9 August 2022

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Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis

Founder @ Try Hard Studies

Steve is one of the most thorough and thoughtful educators I've seen. He puts in a ton of effort and it clearly shows.
Alex Six

Alex Six

Head of Developer Relations @ Filament PHP

Steve is the teacher you wish you had in school. He’s informative, entertaining, and passionate about what he does. I’m always excited to see more of Steve’s content!
Brent Roose

Brent Roose

Developer Advocate @ jetBrains

To me, there's one word that comes to mind: 'passion'. There are only a handful of people with the same passion for programming as Steve.
Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Lead Developer @ MMS Marketing

Steve is a great developer with a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to many projects we have. His passion for API means we benefit from his aim for the best
Davor Minchorov

Davor Minchorov

Senior PHP Engineer @ Adeva

Steve is an awesome guy who knows a thing or two about APIs. I’ve learned so much from his content on his YouTube channel as well as his API video course.
Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes

Founder @ Laravel News

Steve is an awesome writer and communicator, he can take complex problems and communicate them in a way that anyone can understand.
Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

YouTuber @ Gary Clarke Tech

Steve is highly engaging and an expert in what he does. I bookmark everything he publishes and refer back to it on a regular basis. The API king!
Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis

Founder @ Try Hard Studies

Steve is one of the most thorough and thoughtful educators I've seen. He puts in a ton of effort and it clearly shows.
Alex Six

Alex Six

Head of Developer Relations @ Filament PHP

Steve is the teacher you wish you had in school. He’s informative, entertaining, and passionate about what he does. I’m always excited to see more of Steve’s content!
Brent Roose

Brent Roose

Developer Advocate @ jetBrains

To me, there's one word that comes to mind: 'passion'. There are only a handful of people with the same passion for programming as Steve.
Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Lead Developer @ MMS Marketing

Steve is a great developer with a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to many projects we have. His passion for API means we benefit from his aim for the best
Davor Minchorov

Davor Minchorov

Senior PHP Engineer @ Adeva

Steve is an awesome guy who knows a thing or two about APIs. I’ve learned so much from his content on his YouTube channel as well as his API video course.
Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes

Founder @ Laravel News

Steve is an awesome writer and communicator, he can take complex problems and communicate them in a way that anyone can understand.
Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

YouTuber @ Gary Clarke Tech

Steve is highly engaging and an expert in what he does. I bookmark everything he publishes and refer back to it on a regular basis. The API king!
Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis

Founder @ Try Hard Studies

Steve is one of the most thorough and thoughtful educators I've seen. He puts in a ton of effort and it clearly shows.
Alex Six

Alex Six

Head of Developer Relations @ Filament PHP

Steve is the teacher you wish you had in school. He’s informative, entertaining, and passionate about what he does. I’m always excited to see more of Steve’s content!
Brent Roose

Brent Roose

Developer Advocate @ jetBrains

To me, there's one word that comes to mind: 'passion'. There are only a handful of people with the same passion for programming as Steve.
Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Lead Developer @ MMS Marketing

Steve is a great developer with a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to many projects we have. His passion for API means we benefit from his aim for the best
Davor Minchorov

Davor Minchorov

Senior PHP Engineer @ Adeva

Steve is an awesome guy who knows a thing or two about APIs. I’ve learned so much from his content on his YouTube channel as well as his API video course.
Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes

Founder @ Laravel News

Steve is an awesome writer and communicator, he can take complex problems and communicate them in a way that anyone can understand.
Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

YouTuber @ Gary Clarke Tech

Steve is highly engaging and an expert in what he does. I bookmark everything he publishes and refer back to it on a regular basis. The API king!
Aaron Francis

Aaron Francis

Founder @ Try Hard Studies

Steve is one of the most thorough and thoughtful educators I've seen. He puts in a ton of effort and it clearly shows.
Alex Six

Alex Six

Head of Developer Relations @ Filament PHP

Steve is the teacher you wish you had in school. He’s informative, entertaining, and passionate about what he does. I’m always excited to see more of Steve’s content!
Brent Roose

Brent Roose

Developer Advocate @ jetBrains

To me, there's one word that comes to mind: 'passion'. There are only a handful of people with the same passion for programming as Steve.
Chris Miller

Chris Miller

Lead Developer @ MMS Marketing

Steve is a great developer with a wealth of knowledge that has contributed to many projects we have. His passion for API means we benefit from his aim for the best
Davor Minchorov

Davor Minchorov

Senior PHP Engineer @ Adeva

Steve is an awesome guy who knows a thing or two about APIs. I’ve learned so much from his content on his YouTube channel as well as his API video course.
Eric Barnes

Eric Barnes

Founder @ Laravel News

Steve is an awesome writer and communicator, he can take complex problems and communicate them in a way that anyone can understand.
Gary Clarke

Gary Clarke

YouTuber @ Gary Clarke Tech

Steve is highly engaging and an expert in what he does. I bookmark everything he publishes and refer back to it on a regular basis. The API king!
Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

Co-Founder @ Fathom Analytics

Steve is one of the top API experts in the world and has been teaching our community for years.
Laravel Jutsu

Laravel Jutsu

YouTuber @ Laravel Jutsu

Steve has a profound mastery of APIs and a public-serving teaching approach.
Luke Downing

Luke Downing

Educator @ Laracasts

Steve is a stream of knowledge. If you like clean, strict code and silky APIs, there’s nobody I’d sooner turn to for advice!
Sam Carré

Sam Carré

Head of Engineering @ Plannr CRM

Steve’s enthusiasm and positive attitude makes his educational content super easy to digest and makes learning new tools and languages really fun.
Peter Thomson

Peter Thomson

Chief Technology Officer @ Ice House Ventures

Steve is an absolute weapon. We came for the APIs but we stayed for the clean code, robust systems architecture and deep knowledge of Laravel conventions. Steve made our code faster, more stable and easier to maintain ourselves in the future.
Stephen Rees-Carter

Stephen Rees-Carter

Friendly Hacker @ Valorin Security

Steve is one of my favourite people. He has a huge passion for teaching developers about APIs and good coding practices.
Steven Tey

Steven Tey

Founder @ Dub.co

Steve brings knowledge and passion to the community, with easy to follow content that adds real value to any company that uses him.
Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

Co-Founder @ Fathom Analytics

Steve is one of the top API experts in the world and has been teaching our community for years.
Laravel Jutsu

Laravel Jutsu

YouTuber @ Laravel Jutsu

Steve has a profound mastery of APIs and a public-serving teaching approach.
Luke Downing

Luke Downing

Educator @ Laracasts

Steve is a stream of knowledge. If you like clean, strict code and silky APIs, there’s nobody I’d sooner turn to for advice!
Sam Carré

Sam Carré

Head of Engineering @ Plannr CRM

Steve’s enthusiasm and positive attitude makes his educational content super easy to digest and makes learning new tools and languages really fun.
Peter Thomson

Peter Thomson

Chief Technology Officer @ Ice House Ventures

Steve is an absolute weapon. We came for the APIs but we stayed for the clean code, robust systems architecture and deep knowledge of Laravel conventions. Steve made our code faster, more stable and easier to maintain ourselves in the future.
Stephen Rees-Carter

Stephen Rees-Carter

Friendly Hacker @ Valorin Security

Steve is one of my favourite people. He has a huge passion for teaching developers about APIs and good coding practices.
Steven Tey

Steven Tey

Founder @ Dub.co

Steve brings knowledge and passion to the community, with easy to follow content that adds real value to any company that uses him.
Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

Co-Founder @ Fathom Analytics

Steve is one of the top API experts in the world and has been teaching our community for years.
Laravel Jutsu

Laravel Jutsu

YouTuber @ Laravel Jutsu

Steve has a profound mastery of APIs and a public-serving teaching approach.
Luke Downing

Luke Downing

Educator @ Laracasts

Steve is a stream of knowledge. If you like clean, strict code and silky APIs, there’s nobody I’d sooner turn to for advice!
Sam Carré

Sam Carré

Head of Engineering @ Plannr CRM

Steve’s enthusiasm and positive attitude makes his educational content super easy to digest and makes learning new tools and languages really fun.
Peter Thomson

Peter Thomson

Chief Technology Officer @ Ice House Ventures

Steve is an absolute weapon. We came for the APIs but we stayed for the clean code, robust systems architecture and deep knowledge of Laravel conventions. Steve made our code faster, more stable and easier to maintain ourselves in the future.
Stephen Rees-Carter

Stephen Rees-Carter

Friendly Hacker @ Valorin Security

Steve is one of my favourite people. He has a huge passion for teaching developers about APIs and good coding practices.
Steven Tey

Steven Tey

Founder @ Dub.co

Steve brings knowledge and passion to the community, with easy to follow content that adds real value to any company that uses him.
Jack Ellis

Jack Ellis

Co-Founder @ Fathom Analytics

Steve is one of the top API experts in the world and has been teaching our community for years.
Laravel Jutsu

Laravel Jutsu

YouTuber @ Laravel Jutsu

Steve has a profound mastery of APIs and a public-serving teaching approach.
Luke Downing

Luke Downing

Educator @ Laracasts

Steve is a stream of knowledge. If you like clean, strict code and silky APIs, there’s nobody I’d sooner turn to for advice!
Sam Carré

Sam Carré

Head of Engineering @ Plannr CRM

Steve’s enthusiasm and positive attitude makes his educational content super easy to digest and makes learning new tools and languages really fun.
Peter Thomson

Peter Thomson

Chief Technology Officer @ Ice House Ventures

Steve is an absolute weapon. We came for the APIs but we stayed for the clean code, robust systems architecture and deep knowledge of Laravel conventions. Steve made our code faster, more stable and easier to maintain ourselves in the future.
Stephen Rees-Carter

Stephen Rees-Carter

Friendly Hacker @ Valorin Security

Steve is one of my favourite people. He has a huge passion for teaching developers about APIs and good coding practices.
Steven Tey

Steven Tey

Founder @ Dub.co

Steve brings knowledge and passion to the community, with easy to follow content that adds real value to any company that uses him.

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