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Joel Clermont
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When you suggest deleting dead code, someone always says "but what if I need it later?" Here are four common objections and why none of them hold up.
masteringlaravel.io/daily/2026-03-03-common-objections-to-deleting-dead-code
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
In today's video, I show how to use Laravel's explicit route model binding to resolve a single URL parameter to one of two different models, no polymorphism required.
masteringlaravel.io/daily/2026-02-27-video-route-binding-with-two-different-models
Ever wondered why Laravel's composer.json has separate PSR-4 entries for Database\Factories and Database\Seeders instead of just one Database mapping?
masteringlaravel.io/daily/2026-02-26-why-are-there-two-psr4-mappings-for-the-database-directory
We all want fast database queries, but are they always better? Hold your judgement and give this a quick read.
masteringlaravel.io/daily/2026-02-25-republished-are-fast-queries-always-good