What character set and collation should you pick when creating a database? Even if you have a default you're happy with, do you know why it's a good choice compared to the alternatives?

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2024-12-06-which-collation-and-character-set-should-i-pick

Which collation and character set should I pick? | Mastering Laravel

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Did you know a one-line change in your Laravel test setup method can give your test suite the ability to predict the future and show you code that will break during a future upgrade?

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2024-12-05-tests-can-show-code-that-will-break-in-the-future

Tests can show code that will break in the future | Mastering Laravel

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In the moment, a weird bug can be VERY annoying, but I love taking a step back after the fact to see what deeper lesson I learned, and then sharing it with you.

Here's a recent issue I ran into with a segmentation fault and how I debugged it.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2024-12-04-debugging-a-segmentation-fault

Debugging a segmentation fault | Mastering Laravel

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I'm so used to building CI pipelines in GitHub, that I had a few mental hurdles to overcome when working on a client project in Gitlab recently. I wrote up some of those "quirks" for today's tip.

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2024-12-03-some-quirks-about-using-docker-in-gitlab-pipelines

Some quirks about using Docker in Gitlab pipelines | Mastering Laravel

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Already got some very annoyed replies on this podcast episode, but here we go anyways . . . Taking liberties with value objects (A discussion about a thing that doesn't have a formal definition that makes everyone happy so I re-purpose an existing term)

masteringlaravel.io/daily/2024-12-02-laravel-podcast-taking-liberties-with-value-objects

Taking liberties with value objects | Mastering Laravel

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