I've just made a PR to Laravel! ⚡ It proposes a new "Via" attribute which could be added to notification classes. It can be used to define hardcoded notification channels without requiring a "via" method. Is this something you'd use if it were merged? 😄

⚡ As of Laravel 13.4.0, you can use "FormRequest::failOnUnknownFields" to enable errors which will be thrown if unknown fields are passed in requests! Is this something you think you'd use in your own projects? 😄

These are always the best emails to see when you start your day! 🎉

I love seeing Mailcoach being used when I subscribe to a newsletter.

My Short URL package is really close to hitting 2 MILLION installs! I think it'll hit it at the end of April 😄🎉

Thanks for sharing this! I'm still super proud of this book. I've got it open on my desk most days so I can refer back to it 😄

I've just hit SEND on my latest newsletter issue! It should be landing in your inboxes soon 😄

It's been a busy morning! I've just updated all my Laravel packages to support Laravel 13 (and a few other small updates) 😄

Reduce Duplicate Cache Queries in Laravel with "Cache::memo()" 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/laravel...

How to Send Telegram Messages in Laravel by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/how-to-send-telegram-messages-in-laravel

Memoisation in Laravel Using the "once" Helper by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/memoisation-in-laravel-using-the-once-helper

How to Send Telegram Messages in Laravel 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/laravel...

Memoisation in Laravel Using the "once" Helper 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/laravel...

⚡ You can use the "once" helper to memoise data in Laravel! The result of the closure will be stored on the first call. Then all future calls will return the stored result. When used in the right places, this can lead to some nice performance gains.

I've just finished writing an article about memoisation in Laravel which covers: 👉 Using the "once" helper 👉 Using "once" in methods and static methods 👉 How "once" is handled in Octane apps 👉 Alternatives to "once" Hoping to publish it on Monday 😄

My latest freelance contract has just come to an end this week. So I'm now available to take on new Laravel projects/work! If you're on the lookout for a Laravel dev with plenty of experience, feel free to give me a shout! 😎

What's the first package you install when you start a new Laravel project? For me, it's usually Rector or PHPStan 😄

Building a Laravel Feature with Junie in PhpStorm 🚀 P.s. - Please excuse the poor audio quality. I only realised during editing that I'd been using my Mac's mic rather than my actual mic. Ooops haha! youtu.be/9HYYpuu_nXc?...

How AI Will Impact My Job as a Freelance Web Developer in 2026 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/web-dev...

🔥 If you're using job batches in Laravel, the "job_batches" database table can grow quite quickly. To solve this, you can schedule the "queue:prune-batches" command. I've just added this to @findapr after I noticed the table contained a ton of old rows (approx 28k rows) 😄

Fun little quiz: Without cheating, what will the last line output in PHP? This is something which used to catch me out all the time! 👀

Formatting PHP Code with PHP CS Fixer by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/formatting-php-code-with-php-cs-fixer

Formatting PHP Code with PHP CS Fixer 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/php-cs-...

What level do you run PHPStan at in your projects? I've personally found level 5 or 6 to be the sweet spot (especially when adding it to existing projects) 😄

I've just hit a mini-milestone with my Email Utilities package: It's crossed 100 stars on GitHub! ⭐ It's really close to hitting its first 1,000 downloads, too. I've just checked and it's been installed 995 times 👀

I've just released Email Utilities for Laravel v1.1.0! 🎉 This release includes: ✅ Artisan command that can be used to update the disposable domain list (shown in the screenshot) ✅ Caching to improve performance ✅ An updated list of disposable domains (4932 domains!) [1/2]

The PR didn't get merged! But I'm planning on writing an article soon to show how you can use Mailtrap for: 👉 Sending single emails in Laravel 👉 Sending bulk emails in Laravel 👉 Testing Laravel emails using Mailtrap sandboxes Aiming to publish it next week 😄

I've just made a PR to Laravel to propose first-party support for sending transactional email with Mailtrap! Is this something you might use? 😄 👉 PR: github.com/laravel/fram...

The Difference Between ?: and ?? in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/the-difference-between-and-in-php

The Difference Between ?: and ?? in PHP 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/php-ter...

I want to say a huge thank you to Mailtrap for sponsoring me on GitHub! 😄🎉 I've been using Mailtrap for a few years for email testing, and it's always been a great platform. So it's really cool that they're now sponsoring me! Thanks! 🩵

Immutable and Mutable Dates in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/immutable-and-mutable-dates-in-php

Immutable and Mutable Dates in PHP 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/php-dates

Email Utilities for Laravel v1.0 Released! by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/email-utilities-for-laravel-v10-released

Black Friday 2025 offer! I'm offering up to 50% off my books 😄 👉 Details and discount codes here: ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/black-f...

Saloon vs Guzzle vs SDK vs Http Facade for Laravel API Integrations 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/saloon-...

When registering for a new website/app, do you prefer to use social sign-ins (e.g., "Sign in with Google") or stick with traditional email and password authentication? 🤔

Email Utilities for Laravel v1.0 Released! 🎉 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/email-u...

As of Laravel 12.36, you can use the "File::allDirectories" method to get an array of all nested directories (including nested directories) within a given path 🔥

Why I Deleted Social Media From My Phone 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/deleted...

As of Laravel 12.29, you can use the "UseResource" and "UseResourceCollection" attributes to explicitly define the resource class and resource collection class a Laravel model should use 🔥

Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/returning-http-404-responses-instead-of-403-for-unauthorised-access

Returning HTTP 404 Responses Instead of 403 for Unauthorised Access 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/unautho...

Yesterday, I booted up my Ubuntu PC for the first time in a year or so! I forgot how much I enjoyed using Ubuntu as my daily driver for dev work. If more of the software/tools I want to use were available on there, I think I'd switch back in a heartbeat 😄

Did you know PHP 8.5 adds a new FILTER_THROW_ON_FAILURE option for the `filter_var` function? If the `filter_var` validation fails, it will trigger an exception to be thrown 🔥

Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/run-phpunit-and-pest-tests-without-vite-assets-in-laravel

Run PHPUnit and Pest Tests Without Vite Assets in Laravel 🚀 ashallendesign.co.uk/blog/laravel...

The Dangers of Dynamic Method Calls in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/the-dangers-of-dynamic-method-calls-in-php

The `match` Expression in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/the-match-expression-in-php

Check If a String is Valid JSON in PHP by @ashallendesign.co.uk https://laravel.io/articles/check-if-a-string-is-valid-json-in-php