Nimbus: An In-Browser API Testing Playground for Laravel
Nimbus is a Laravel package that adds an in-browser API client to your application for inspecting and testing endpoints during development.
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All of my long-form thoughts on programming, leadership, product design, and more, collected in chronological order.
Laravel 12.51.0 Adds afterSending Callbacks, Validator whenFails, and MySQL Timeout
Laravel v12.51.0 adds notification afterSending() callbacks, fluent whenFails() and whenPasses() methods on the Validator, a MySQL query builder timeout() method, and closure support in firstOrCreate and createOrFirst for lazy value evaluation, and more.
Handling Large Datasets with Pagination and Cursors in Laravel MongoDB
Learn the difference between offset and cursor pagination in Laravel with MongoDB. Explore performance trade-offs, implementation examples, and when to use skip/limit vs cursorPaginate() for large datasets.
Driver-Based Architecture in Spatie's Laravel PDF v2
Spatie's laravel-pdf v2 introduces a driver-based architecture for PDF generation, letting you choose between Browsershot, Cloudflare Browser Rendering, and others, along with queued PDF generation, PDF metadata support, and more.
Laravel Live UK returns to London on June 18-19, 2026
Laravel Live UK, the official Laravel conference for the UK, is set for June 18-19, 2026 in London at the Shaw Theatre. Tickets are on sale now and the CFP is open.
Laravel Related Content: Semantic Relationships Using pgvector
Build related content links using vector embeddings and pgvector for Laravel
Why Your Livewire Dashboard Jumps (And How to Fix It) - Laravel In Practice EP18
Your real-time dashboard updates, but every new order makes the whole page jump. In this episode, I show you how to combine Livewire's skipRender with Alpine.js to push live updates without a single re-render—smooth animations, no flicker, no page jumps.
OpenAI Releases GPT-5.3-Codex, a New Codex Model for Agent-Style Development
OpenAI introduced GPT‑5.3‑Codex, a Codex model focused on agent-style development workflows where the model can use tools, operate a computer, and complete longer tasks end-to-end.
Filament v5.2.0 Adds a Callout Component
Filament v5.2.0 ships five new features, including a Callout component for highlighting important information in forms, stacked table rows for better mobile readability, and stacked action modals that keep parent modals visible.
Claude Opus 4.6 adds adaptive thinking, 128K output, compaction API, and more
Anthropic released Claude Opus 4.6 with adaptive thinking, doubled output tokens (128K), a new Compaction API for long conversations, and data residency controls.