Have you ever run into a problem that was bubbling up from somewhere in the vendor directory, and you were stuck trying to figure it out? This is the one time I say it's okay to modify vendor code.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2025-04-04-dont-be-afraid-to-alter-vendor-code-while-debugging

Don't be afraid to alter vendor code while debugging | Mastering Laravel

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Over the years, I think I have been burned by just about every form of loose type comparison in PHP. Today, I'm going to demo how these can bubble up into the Laravel test helpers and how to avoid the problem.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2025-04-03-video-watch-out-for-mixed-type-comparisons-in-laravel-view-data

Watch out for mixed type comparisons in Laravel view data | Mastering Laravel

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Have you ever wondered why Laravel uses 12 Bcrypt rounds in production, but only 4 in testing? And if 4 is good, why not lower it all the way to 1? Let's take a peek behind the curtain and see what is happening.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2025-04-02-why-does-laravel-set-bcrypt-rounds-to-4-in-testing

Why does Laravel set Bcrypt rounds to 4 in testing? | Mastering Laravel

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I love Eloquent factories. They save so much time and allow me to write very readable tests. As great as they are, you should never use them in application code. Today's tip explains why.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2025-04-01-why-i-would-not-use-a-factory-in-application-code

Why I would not use a factory in application code | Mastering Laravel

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Today is the end of Q1, and I will spend a couple hours reflecting on what I accomplished, as well as setting new goals for the upcoming quarter. In today's tip, I make the case why you should consider this process too.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2025-03-31-we-review-our-code-so-why-not-our-goals

We review our code, so why not our goals? | Mastering Laravel

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