The RFC for omitting parentheses around the new expression is likely coming to PHP 8.4. This RFC is currently in the voting phase, with 21 "yes" and 3 "no" votes. Voting ends May 24th, so there's still a chance the 2/3 vote could fail, but optimistically, it looks like it's heading in the right direction. Since...

The Validation Errors Card for Laravel Pulse shows useful metrics for validation errors impacting users. What I love about this Pulse card is that it shows how real users experience and interact with validation errors in your app. Validation Errors Card in Laravel Pulse This package includes the following...

The Laravel team released Octane v2.3.10, which removes the status of beta for FrankenPHP's Octane server option. FrankenPHP is a PHP application server written in Golang that supports modern HTTP features like early hints, Brotli compression, Zstandard compression, and more. FrankenPHP support in Laravel Octane...

Laracon Australia will be bringing you more than ever before in a new city at a bigger venue; the QUT Gardens Theatre, situated at the Queensland University of Technology's Gardens Point Campus, right in the heart of the Brisbane CBD. To make the most of your conference experience, it is suggested that you...

The Statamic team released Statamic 5 this week. This major release focuses on performance improvements, developer experience, and continued modernization of the code base. The announcement post goes into greater detail about performance, but for large, complicated sites, you might see anywhere from 50-600%...

MingleJS is a helper for using Vue and React components in a Livewire or Filament application. Created by Joao Patricio, this package is useful for landing pages and complex components where you want to use Vue or React. It can also be used as an incremental way to adopt Livewire or utilize third-party components...