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Andrew's Larabits

Here, you'll find Andrew Schmelyun's personal collection of Larabits. If you're unfamiliar, Larabits are short, isolated lessons that focus on a single concept or technique. While a typical series may take hours to work your way through, Larabits are instead for when you have five or ten minutes to pick up a small bit of knowledge. Please keep in mind that each of these lessons is self-contained and may be viewed in any order. Happy learning!

Series episodes

Transform VS Code into a Formidable PHP Experience

17m 19s

In this Larabit, I'll show you five ways to help transform Visual Studio Code into a formidible...

My 5 Favorite Laravel Collection Methods

14m 23s

In this Larabit, I'll show you five of my favorite and most-used methods when working with collections...

Eloquent Model Events Explained

11m 45s

In this Larabit, you'll learn three different ways to listen for changes in Laravel Eloquent models, and...

A-Z Authentication Using Laravel Sanctum and Socialite

13m 17s

In this Larabit, I'll demonstrate from scratch how to authorize an API using a combination of Laravel's...

3 Excellent New Features in Alpine.js

11m 9s

In this Larabit, I'll show you three new features released recently in the Alpine.js framework. The plugin...

Why Docker?

6m 32s

I'd like to answer a question that I've been asked a lot. Why should I use Docker?...

Common Database Query Gotchas (and Solutions)

19m 26s

In this Larabit, we'll review a handful of common pitfalls with database queries that I've seen in...

Vue Transitions Simplified

13m 55s

In this Larabit, we'll review the essentials of Vue transitions, and help break up some of the...

TailwindCSS on the Command Line?

4m 32s

In this Larabit, we'll take a quick peek at a new library called Termwind. Introduced recently by...

Two-Factor Authentication with Laravel Fortify

11m 21s

In this Larabit, we'll take an existing application built with Laravel Breeze and add two-factor authentication to...

Using MySQL JSON Columns with Laravel

8m 51s

In this Larabit, I'm going to show you how to add, and use, MySQL's JSON column types...

Laravel Migrations Tips and Tricks

14m 29s

In this Larabit, I go over the process of creating migrations in Laravel and show off some...

Client-side Validation With Iodine.js

14m 19s

In this Larabit, I go over a handy, light-weight JavaScript validation library called Iodine. Essentially a list...

Broadcasting Events in Laravel

21m

In this Larabit, I'll provide a high-level overview of how to broadcast events in Laravel and listen...

Pinia - A New Vue Store Library

16m 57s

A fairly recent addition to the Vue ecosystem is a store library called Pinia, that was originally...

How to Manipulate Photos in Laravel

11m 50s

Working with images in PHP is notoriously tricky, but Intervention's Image package streamlines the process in an...

Static Analysis in Laravel

10m 18s

In this Larabit, I show you how to get started using static analysis in Laravel with the...

A High-Level Overview of Laravel Octane

9m 37s

Laravel Octane can drastically boost your application's performance and response time by serving it through high-performance PHP...

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