Archive for Oct 2020

News / October 30, 2020

Eloquent Encrypted Casting

This package enables an additional layer of security when handling sensitive data. Allowing key fields of your eloquent models in the database to be encrypted at rest.

Laravel Castable Data Transfer Object

Laravel Castable Data Transfer Object is a package by Jess Archer for casting JSON columns in the database to a value object.

Archive Eloquent Models with the “Archivable” Package

The Laravel Archivable package by Joel Butcher is a simple package for making Eloquent models “archivable.”

The PHP Faker library is one of those tools that is hugely helpful when developing locally so you can see dummy data, and it covers everything from fake names, to addresses, lorem impsum, and so much more. Today, François Zaninotto the creator of the library announced that after nine years he is sunsetting the library and a new fork has been created with support for PHP 8.

by Eric L. Barnes

Podcast / October 27, 2020

Composer 2.0, Enlightened APIs, and Mastering Nova

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.

by Eric L. Barnes

podcasts

News / October 27, 2020

Device Tracking in Laravel

Laravel Device Tracking is a package by Ivano Matteo that allows you to track different devices used by users of your application.

by Paul Redmond

News / October 26, 2020

Learn about GitHub Actions and Unconventional Autoloaders in tomorrow’s Laravel Worldwide Meetup

The next Laravel Worldwide Meetup is coming tomorrow and the topics will be GitHub Actions for Laravel Developers and Unconventional Autoloaders

by Eric L. Barnes

Meetup

News / October 26, 2020

Three reasons to attend Sqreen Summit 2020 (sponsor)

Sqreen Summit 2020 is happening on October 29th. Running from 8am-9:30am PDT, this free virtual event is all about application security, and what that really means in today’s changing world. Featuring speakers from Sqreen, AppDynamics, Greylock, and more, Sqreen Summit 2020 will cover a range of security-related topics.

by Eric L. Barnes

News / October 24, 2020

Composer 2.0 is now released with performance improvements

Composer 2.0 is now released and it comes with many changes and performance improvements.

by Eric L. Barnes

News / October 23, 2020

Reminder: Update your Laravel Installer

At the end of this month, the old Laravel Installer will stop working as the old installer servers will be taken offline, so you’ll need to update if you are running less than version 4.0.