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Laravel Insights Oct 10, 2025 โˆ™ 9 min read

Laravel 12 Playbook: Shipping weekly without regressions

Discover 5 rituals for Laravel 12 teams to ship weekly without regressions. Learn how to scale to 50+ deployments a month with confidence.

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Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

Illustration showing a Laravel deployment flow and weekly release timeline.
A graphic representing automated code refactoring in Laravel using Rector, with a robot arm manipulating code.
Technology Trends Dec 12, 2025

Automating Laravel Refactoring with Rector: A Guide

Learn to use Rector for automated upgrades and refactoring in Laravel. This guide covers setup, practical examples, and best practices.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

7 min read
A diagram illustrating SQL efficiency in Laravel, showing the database server handling aggregations to improve application performance.
Laravel Insights Dec 10, 2025

Mastering SQL Efficiency in Laravel: A Practical Guide

Learn to optimize Laravel database queries. This guide covers selectRaw, groupBy, and the query builder to boost application performance.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

7 min read
A graphic announcing the release of PHP 8.5, showing the PHP logo and new feature icons.
Technology Trends Dec 8, 2025

Exploring New Features in PHP 8.5: A Developer's Guide

A comprehensive guide to the new features in PHP 8.5, including the Pipe Operator, new array functions, and URI extension, with practical code examples.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

7 min read
A desktop setup illustrating the use of Spatie Ray for debugging a Laravel application.
Laravel Insights Dec 6, 2025

Debugging Made Easy with Spatie Ray: A Practical Guide

Learn how to use Spatie Ray for efficient debugging in Laravel applications with real-world examples of inspecting variables, queries, and events.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

7 min read
A diagram illustrating Laravel query optimization, with a magnifying glass over a SQL query and performance charts.
Laravel Insights Dec 4, 2025

Mastering Laravel Query Optimization and Debugging

Learn to optimize and debug database queries in Laravel. This guide covers eager loading, caching, indexing, and tools like Telescope and Debugbar.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

8 min read
A diagram illustrating Laravel's built-in security features, including CSRF protection, SQL injection prevention, and password hashing.
Laravel Insights Dec 2, 2025

Secure Your Laravel App: CSRF, SQL Injection, and More

Explore Laravel's built-in security features. This guide covers CSRF protection, SQL injection prevention, and other tools with practical examples.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

8 min read
A diagram illustrating the process of automating MySQL database backups in a Laravel application using Artisan commands.
Laravel Insights Nov 30, 2025

Simplify Laravel Database Management: Auto Backups & Imports

Learn how to create custom Artisan commands to automate MySQL database backups and imports in your Laravel application, and schedule them for peace of mind.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

8 min read
A diagram illustrating the components of the Laravel Skeleton starter kit, including Laravel, React, and Filament.
Laravel Insights Nov 28, 2025

Getting Started with Laravel Skeleton Starter Kit

Explore Laravel Skeleton, a modern starter kit for building full-stack applications with React, Filament, and Stripe. Learn to set up and use its features.

Florentin Pomirleanu

Florentin Pomirleanu

Principal Laravel Consultant

7 min read