What's New in Laravel 5.4
It's that time of year again! Laravel is on the cusp of graduating to version 5.4. Along with it comes a variety of excellent new optimizations and features. Markdown mail, higher order collection messages, Dusk, real-time facades... yes, please! In this series, I'll get you up to speed on what's new in Laravel 5.4 as quickly as possible.
Series episodes
Sanitizing Middleware
1m 44sDiscover Laravel's sanitizing middleware that trims whitespace and converts empty form fields to null automatically for cleaner request data.
Higher Order Collection Messages
2m 41sLearn Laravel 5.4's higher order collection messages for cleaner, simpler code. Use intuitive shortcuts like $collection->filter->isArchived() with ease!
Laravel Mix in a Nutshell
4m 56sDiscover Laravel Mix, the upgraded build tool in Laravel 5.4. Enjoy a friendly Webpack API that simplifies asset compilation and workflow.
Fluent Routing
1m 7sExplore Laravel 5.4's fluent routing syntax for cleaner, simpler route groups, prefixes, and names. Make routing more intuitive and efficient today!
Resourceful Controllers With Model Boilerplate
1m 32sGenerate resourceful Laravel controllers with model boilerplate using the new --model flag. Speed up development with ready-to-use controller code!
Blade Components and Slots
5m 19sMaster Laravel 5.4 Blade components and slots to build reusable, dynamic views effortlessly. Learn how to simplify your templates today!
Markdown Mailables
4m 25sLearn to craft flexible emails using Markdown and Blade in Laravel. See the full workflow with Mailtrap.io for easy email testing and preview.
Real-Time Facades
2m 29sDiscover Laravel 5.4's real-time facades that auto-generate on-demand, simplifying your code and impressing fellow developers effortlessly!
Browser Testing With Laravel Dusk
3mMaster browser testing with Laravel Dusk. Simplify testing of behaviors and JavaScript interactions with this powerful, easy-to-use package.
Map Eloquent Events to Dedicated Classes
3m 41sClean up your Laravel models by mapping Eloquent events to dedicated classes. Learn this efficient method to organize your event handling today!
