Technical Insights & Expertise

Dive into actionable articles on API design patterns, Laravel optimization strategies, and emerging software development practices.

Building your own Laravel Packages

Master the art of building Laravel packages with our step-by-step guide. Discover package design, artisan commands, DTOs, and quality assurance for a robust Laravel package.

Posted on 5 August 2022

Using Laravel Model Factories in your tests

Master the use of Laravel Model Factories for predictable test data. Learn how to define and modify states for various scenarios in your app.

Posted on 28 July 2022

Working with Data in your API Integrations

Enhance your API experience with contextual data objects. Learn how to build clean and developer-friendly integrations with third-party APIs using PHP.

Posted on 20 July 2022

Using Route Registrars in your Laravel application

Enhance Laravel route management with Route Registrars. Simplify route registration and organization for cleaner and more efficient code.

Posted on 19 July 2022

Building your website using Jigsaw

Discover the ease of blogging with Jigsaw, a static site generator by Laravel partners Tighten. Learn to create a simple, markdown-based personal website, perfect for developers.

Posted on 12 July 2022

The State of Laravel Survey 2022

Laravel's 10th Anniversary; Insights from the State of Laravel Survey 2022 - Community trends, experience levels, PHP versions, code editors, and more.

Posted on 4 July 2022

Eloquent Attribute Casting

Unlock the potential of Eloquent Castable attributes in Laravel with practical examples, including address formatting and business hours, to enhance your applications.

Posted on 27 June 2022

Laravel Pint

Laravel Pint; CLI Tool for PHP Code Styling. Zero dependencies, PSR-12 compliance, effortless operation.

Posted on 22 June 2022

Getting started with Laravel Scout and Meilisearch

Boost your Laravel app's search experience with Laravel Scout and Meilisearch, offering powerful and efficient search capabilities that enhance user interaction.

Posted on 21 June 2022

Logging external HTTP Requests with Laravel Telescope

Track and debug third-party API requests with Laravel Telescope for improved visibility in your Laravel application.

Posted on 21 June 2022

Running PHPStan on max with Laravel

Discover how to enhance your Laravel project with static analysis using Larastan. Add confidence and type safety to your code.

Posted on 20 June 2022

API Integrations using Saloon in Laravel

Discover easy API integration in Laravel with Saloon; a tutorial on creating a GitHub API connection to manage workflows from the command line.

Posted on 14 June 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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