Python
The Python Show – Python Illustrated
In this episode, we hear from two sisters who put together a beginner’s book about Python. The unique hook for their book is that one sister wrote the text while the other did the illustrations. Read more…
Android
Beyond Infotainment: Extending Android Automotive OS for Software-defined Vehicles
Posted by Eser Erdem, Senior Engineering Manager, Android Automotive At Google we’re deeply committed to the automotive industry–not just as a technology provider, but as a partner in the industry’s transformation. We believe that car makers Read more…
PHP
★ A better way to crawl websites with PHP
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Our spatie/crawler. package is one of the first one I created. It allows you to crawl a website with PHP. It is used extensively in Oh Dear and our laravel-sitemap package.
Throughout the years, the API had accumulated some rough edges. With v9, we cleaned all of that up and added a bunch of features we've wanted for a long time.
Let me walk you through all of it!
PHP
Rethinking our frontend future at Spatie
Nick wrote about how native browser features like the dialog element, the Popover API, and anchor positioning could eventually replace much of what we use shadcn and Radix for at Spatie today. A thoughtful look Read more…
Python
OpenAI Acquires Astral: What It Means for PyCharm Users
On March 19, OpenAI announced that it would acquire Astral, the company behind uv, Ruff, and ty. The Astral team, led by founder Charlie Marsh, will join OpenAI’s Codex team. The deal is subject to Read more…
PHP
Moving from PHPStorm to Zed for Laravel development
Chris Mellor wrote a practical guide on setting up Zed as a Laravel IDE, covering PHP extensions, Pint formatting, Blade support, and how it compares to PHPStorm. Read more
PHP
Chat with your documents: a practical guide to RAG using the Laravel AI SDK
A thorough walkthrough of building a RAG system in Laravel using the new AI SDK, Postgres for vector storage, and Livewire 4 for a streaming chat UI. Covers everything from what RAG is and how Read more…
Android
Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety
Posted by Matthew Forsythe, Director Product Management, Android App Safety Android proves you don’t have to choose between an open ecosystem and a secure one. Since announcing updated verification requirements, we’ve worked with the community to ensure these Read more…
PHP
Build an MCP server with Laravel
Daniel Coulbourne walks through building an MCP server with the official laravel/mcp package. He built one for his blog in about 20 minutes, then used it to write and publish the post you’re reading. Read Read more…
PHP
Run seeders from migrations
A practical look at why you should populate essential data from migrations instead of seeders. Once your app is live, manually running seeders becomes a deployment risk. Migrations are deterministic, automatic, and roll back cleanly. Read more…