day 1 laracon eu done.. 1,000 attendees, insane.. see you tomorrow! laravel forever..
Laravel devs — how do you handle mass assignment in Eloquent?
Use $fillable (explicit allow)
Use $guarded (except id, etc.)
Model::unguarded() globally
Laravel 13 got one more new attribute: `#[Authorize] `👀
I have mixed feelings about other attributes, but this one I like.
Authorization feels cleaner, more structured, and easier to reason about.
This is a good addition 👍
Commented-out code and dead code might seem harmless, but they cost real money in wasted time and frustration. Here's why you should start deleting.
masteringlaravel.io/daily/2026-03-02-dead-code-is-costing-you-money
