Leveraging AI for Laravel Development
The web development world forever changed in December, 2025. This was the month when we realized just how powerful and useful LLMs had truly become. And there's no turning back.
It's time to get on board! This train isn't stopping. Join me, as I get you up to speed in record time. Learn about Jetbrains AI, agents, prompting, vibe coding, developer-driven AI, Ralph Wiggum, and a wealth of tips and techniques to drastically speed up your workflow. Let's go!
Series episodes
The Basics (2)
Hello, Junie. Hello, Agent.
12m 38sGet JetBrains AI running in PhpStorm, explore and edit the Laravel Workshop demo, learn chat vs agents, and generate guidelines for AI.
Laravel Boost is a Must
10m 22sUse Laravel Boost to teach your AI agent app conventions—includes an MCP server and tools to speed common lookups and actions.
Guidelines and Prompting (2)
Nip it in the Bud
5m 11sKeep AI aligned with your project's conventions from the start, stop drift, enforce standards, and avoid costly code regressions.
Prompting Essentials
10m 50sMaster three essential prompting patterns to jumpstart AI in your projects—practical, easy techniques to get useful results fast.
Agent Workflow (3)
Vibe Coding Workshop
13m 51sExplore vibe coding by rapidly building a quirky website—prototype fast, skip hand-coding, and focus on design and idea iteration.
Developer-Driven AI
17m 59sTake a developer-driven approach to AI: design the plan, pick the interface, and collaborate with agents to implement features.
Use Context7 For Up-to-Date Documentation
4m 53sUse Context7 to give AI agents up-to-date documentation for your package versions, prevent outdated guesses, and improve accuracy.
Commands, Skills, Agents? (6)
Claude Commands Explained
7m 48sLearn Claude commands: Markdown-based triggers that run tasks like Artisan commands, letting agents execute defined actions in your project.
PhpStorm Prompt Library
3m 3sUse PhpStorm's prompt library to upgrade Vue 2 Options API to Vue 3 Composition API with TypeScript; create custom prompts and run them on any file.
Claude Skills Explained
12m 15sUse Claude skills as field guides for your codebase—teach agents how your project works to get consistent, project-aware behavior.
Laravel's Code Simplifier Agent
5m 5sTry Taylor Otwell's Laravel-optimized Code Simplifier agent to refactor and simplify your codebase fast, safely, with framework-aware rules.
Claude Subagents Explained
15m 49sLearn to build isolated Claude subagents that keep your main context clean, simplify commands and skills, and run tasks safely.
Let Your Agent Use Chrome
3m 25sLet your AI agent control Chrome to visit pages, verify UI behavior, and catch blank-screen issues before you test manually.
Developer Workflow (5)
Ask AI to Edit a GitHub PR
5m 2sMention AI on GitHub to edit PRs instantly, make code changes from your phone, and streamline reviews with ease.
Get the Plan Right. Seriously.
3m 58sPerfect your agent's plan before running it: iterate, simulate interviews, and prevent costly mistakes in your codebase.
The Debate is Over. Testing is a Must.
7m 9sTesting is essential: learn why robust test suites are required for AI agents to ensure reliability, catch regressions, and speed development.
Worktrees, Agents, Peas, and Carrots
15m 25sLearn Git worktrees to give each agent their own workspace, run parallel tasks without code collisions, and streamline your workflow.
The Ralph Wiggum Technique Explained
10m 45sDiscover the Ralph Wiggum Technique: a playful, practical method you must see in action to grasp—clear steps, surprising results, instantly usable.
