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Eloquent Query Classes Pattern
Learn how to use Eloquent Query Classes to organize important database logic in Laravel without adding a full repository layer. Read more
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Architecture Decision Record
A concise explanation of ADRs: short documents that capture an important decision, the context behind it, and its consequences. Good practical advice on keeping them lightweight, readable, and useful over time. Read more
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Building RAG in Laravel: Four Ingestion Bugs That Silently Wreck Retrieval
Every Laravel RAG tutorial builds the same ingestion pipeline (chunk, embed, store) and stops the moment the agent answers on screen. None of them check whether retrieval is any good. But retrieval quality is decided Read more…
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Feature Flags in Laravel with Pennant
How we use class-based Laravel Pennant features, with a kill switch on every flag and a config-driven path to general availability. Read more
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How PHP Attributes Changed the Way I Write Livewire
Bert De Swaef shows how PHP attributes made his Livewire components easier to read by attaching validation, URL sync, and event listeners directly to the properties and methods they belong to. Nice piece on how Read more…
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Caching get_certificate lookups in Caddy
Mattias open sourced a small Caddy module that caches get_certificate HTTP lookups, avoiding a backend fetch on every TLS handshake. A nice write-up on the problem, the design, and the trade-offs. Read more
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The ghost domain problem in DNS, and what we’re doing about it
A good write-up on the ghost domain problem in DNS: domains removed from a registry can still appear healthy to uptime checkers because recursive resolvers keep stale delegations warm. The Oh Dear team explains the Read more…
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Multi-Agent Orchestration in Laravel: When You Actually Need It
A practical take on multi-agent setups in Laravel: another agent only earns its place when it needs its own model, tools, or instructions. Good piece on delegation tradeoffs, context handoff, and how to test routing Read more…
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#[RouteParameter] Does Not Bind Your Model
Michael Dyrynda explains a subtle Laravel gotcha: #[RouteParameter] only reads the current route parameter value, it does not perform implicit model binding. Good reminder that the controller signature still matters when you expect a bound Read more…