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@AshAllenDesign @phpstorm saloonphp/saloon by @carre_sam is awesome, I use it in every project that requires an API integration

GIVEAWAY TIME! 🎉 I'm giving away 3x 1-year licenses for @phpstorm! To enter, just drop a comment and tell me your favourite PHP package. I'll choose 3 random winners on Monday 4th May 😄

@_TommyMason Yes! 😅

Anyone else’s mom still have this on top of the kitchen cupboards, still in the box? Comes out once per year for the turkey

Wrote about it and how I avoid it in my apps here: moonpixels.co.uk/articles/docum…

Found myself thinking about the Mars Climate Orbitor mishap the other day after a config units mix-up. Queue timeout set to 10ms instead of 10s 💥

@OskarStark Not sure the “…or something” would fill the interviewer with confidence mind 😅

@OskarStark Maybe the cache key to ensure its deterministic and isn’t being affected by a query parameter or something

🎤 Interviewer: Your API returns stale data for 5% of users. Cache is set to 60s. TTL is correct. No errors in logs. What do you check first? 🤔

Adding a new NOT NULL column in Laravel can be one of those “it worked locally” changes that blows up during a deploy. I wrote up the safest rollout pattern I use, and when to split it across releases (you almost always should). moonpixels.co.uk/articles/safel…

OK.. so this is what I've been working on for the last couple months! First interview with @aaronfrancis goes live next week. @adamwathan the week after, then @jeffrey_way! Y'all are going to love these chats. I'm absolutely confident of it. Subscribe to podcast or YouTube!

@timacdonald87 Yes, please do!

Hey, Laravel crew, do we still care to read non-AI technical deep-dive articles? Honest question to help me determine if I put the energy into writing the backlog of posts in my brain.

@jbrooksuk It was a right of passage growing up in the 90’s 🍭🍬

I asked ChatGPT what it thought my deepest, darkest secret is 🤫 My real deepest darkest secret? I once stole some Pick 'n Mix from Woolies and I didn't feel guilty.

@earthcurated Who crashed into the gate 🚜

What are your first THOUGHTS when you see this?

@astrodotbuild Awesome! 👏

The State of JS is out. Astro is #1 meta-framework in developer satisfaction three years running. ︀︀ With our astronaut powers combined… 😤

@mattstauffer With AI moving so fast, it’s hard to find creators who haven’t jumped on the hype train at least once. That’s not necessarily a bad thing, you need a mix of timeless advice with a bit of “this is a new cool thing”. @jeffrey_way and @aarondfrancis are finding the right balance!

If you're looking to learn how to use AI/LLMs in *practical*, *pragmatic* ways--not "what's the latest-greatest", but "how can I as a business owner and/or technologist use these tools for my benefit *today*"... Who do you look to?

@OskarStark I know reading docs is old-fashioned now in the age of AI, but I still enjoy a good read. I buy with my eyes too, and the Laravel docs are more appealing: less busy, easier to follow, more whitespace. Sounds silly, but really helps when digesting a lot (especially for newcomers)

@adamwhp Did you check the Symfony docs and make a comparison on some parts, what is better or can be improved?

Honest question for #PHP devs: If you'd start a new project TODAY – #Symfony or #Laravel? 🐘 And more importantly: why? (No wrong answers, genuinely curious) 👇

Laravel was written before PHP had attributes, so we used properties to define configuration on things. After attributes were introduced, we've accumulated a few attributes that can be used to configure behavior. However, the mix of attributes and properties makes things feel inconsistent. Sometimes you use an attribute, sometimes you use a property. 🤮 For Laravel 13, I've been going through the framework and creating attributes where possible, while still allowing fallback to properties so there are zero breaking changes. 💪 github.com/laravel/framew…

@astrodotbuild For clarity: Laravel is still my bread-and-butter and what I use day-to-day for client work. This was just a case of “right tool for the job”, and Astro made far more sense for this site. Full write-up here: moonpixels.co.uk/articles/from-…

Rebuilt my site over the weekend using @astrodotbuild. It's now super fast and way simpler to maintain! Not sure Lighthouse is the best metric, but it seems to be the gold standard around here, so I’ll take it 😅

@taylorotwell I like it! More consistency across the framework can only be a good thing 👏🏻

@ProtonPrivacy The Twitter/X link on the blog post directs to Reddit, rather than X.

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