PHP 8: named arguments
It was a close call, but named arguments — also called named parameters — are supported in PHP 8! In this post I'll discuss their ins and outs,...
Jul 23rd 2020 stitcher.io

PHP 8: before and after
It's only a few months before PHP 8 will be released, and honestly there are so many good features. In this post I want to share the real-life impact...
Jul 20th 2020 stitcher.io

Watch the recording of Laravel Meetup #1
Jul 15th 2020 freek.dev

Rsync
Jul 15th 2020 sebastiandedeyne.com

Introducing Laravel Schedule Monitor
Jul 14th 2020 freek.dev

Shorthand comparisons in PHP
You probably already know some comparison operators in PHP. Things like the ternary ?:, the null coalescing ?? and the spaceship operators. But do you really know how they...
Jul 14th 2020 stitcher.io

Why we need named arguments in PHP
There's a new RFC in town for PHP 8, and its name is the named arguments RFC. If you're eligible to vote, or know someone who can:...
Jul 11th 2020 stitcher.io

Announcing the Laravel Beyond CRUD video course and book
Jul 9th 2020 freek.dev

Laravel beyond CRUD: the next chapter
It's been almost a year since I released the first post in a series called "Laravel beyond CRUD'. Its goal to teach about how we've been building large application with...
Jul 9th 2020 stitcher.io

PHP 8: match or switch?
PHP 8 introduces the new match expression. A powerful feature that will often be the better choice to using switch. So what exactly are the differences?
Jul 8th 2020 stitcher.io