In this special live episode, Jake and Michael sit down face to face (for the first time ever!) at Laracon US 2025 in Denver to bring you a recap of the conference atmosphere, and highlights from the talks right from the floor of the venue.

You'll hear about:

• The buzz around new Laravel features and packages
• Conference talk highlights and surprise crowd favourites
• What made this Laracon feel unique compared to previous years

Whether you were in the room or following from afar, this episode captures the vibe, voices, and fun of Laracon US 2025.

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

Show links

• Conditionally Fail Queue Jobs While Throttling Exceptions in Laravel 12.20
• JetBrains PHPverse 2025: Videos are now live!
• Laravel in the First Half of 2025
• Run Laravel Pint Faster in Parallel Mode
• NativePHP for Mobile v1.1: Smaller, Smarter, and Ready to Scale
• Set up an AI-powered Laravel Development Environment with Claude Code and MCP Servers
• Native array_first() and array_last() Functions in PHP 8.5
• The Pipe Operator is Coming to PHP 8.5
• PHP 8.5 Introduces an INI Diff Option
• PHP Fatal Error Backtraces in PHP 8.5
• Laravel Performance Testing With Volt-Test PHP
• Intelligent Parsing and Formatting of Names in PHP Applications
• Laravel AI Chat Starter Kit

Tutorials

• Simplifying Stream Handling with Laravel's resource Method
• Dependency Injection in Laravel Closure Commands
• Laravel's in_array_keys Rule: Validating Partial Array Keys
• Content Negotiation with Laravel's prefers Method
• Laravel Request Content Type Inspection Methods
• Blade Authorization Directives for View Security
• Enhancing JSON Responses with Laravel Model Appends
• Enhanced Enum Processing with Laravel's Default Parameter Support
• Custom Object Casting in Laravel Models
• Laravel's Rule::contains() for Fluent Array Validation

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

Show links

• Laravel 12.19 Adds a useEloquentBuilder Attribute, a FailOnException Queue Middleware, and More 
• Larallow is a Permissions Package With Support for Scopes 
• Manipulate Image URLs in Laravel with the Image Transform Package 
• Lightning Fast Schedule Management for Laravel 
• PayHere for Laravel 
• Generate Eloquent Models from Database Markup Language Files 
• Generate awesome open graph images with Open Graphy 
• Translate Your App to Other Languages With Laravel Gemini Translator 
• Analyze Laravel Codebases with the Laravel Introspect Package 
• Laravel Virtual Wallet 

Tutorials

• Building a Task Reminder With Laravel and MongoDB
• Defining a Dedicated Query Builder in Laravel 12 With PHP Attributes
• Test Deferred Operations Easily with Laravel's withoutDefer Helper
• Handle Nested Arrays Elegantly with Laravel's fluent() Helper
• Reset Rate Limits Dynamically with Laravel's clear Method
• Dividing Collections with Laravel's splitIn Helper
• Tracking Cache Activity with Laravel Events
• Retrieving Command Parameters in Laravel Artisan
• Accepting Multiple Parameters in Laravel Commands
• Enhanced Enum Processing with Laravel's Default Parameter Support

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

Show links

• Encrypt and Decrypt String Helpers in Laravel 12.18 
• Laravel Nightwatch - Deep monitoring & insights, no matter where you deploy. 
• Nightwatch AMA with Jess Archer
• Filament v4 Beta - Feature Overview 
• Better defaults for your Laravel applications with Essentials 
• Manage Taxonomies, Categories, and Tags in Laravel 
• AnyCable Laravel Broadcaster 
• Laravel OpenRouter 
• Fathom Analytics Events for Laravel Livewire 
• GuacPanel 
• Laravel Audit Log 

Tutorials

• Laravel Migration With Schema Validation in MongoDB
• Repeat Strings Efficiently with Laravel's Str::repeat Method
• Extract Arrays from Any Data Type with Laravel's Arr::from Method
• Parse Localized Numbers with Laravel's Number Class
• Test Job Failures Precisely with Laravel's assertFailedWith Method
• Enable Flexible Pattern Matching with Laravel's Case-Insensitive Str::is Method
• Replace String Prefixes Precisely with Laravel's replaceStart Method
• Remove Collection Items Directly with Laravel's forget Method
• Convert Any Value to Collections with Laravel's Collection::wrap Method
• Convert Special Characters to ASCII with Laravel's Str::transliterate Method
• Clean Up Your Code with the whenHas Method
• Simplify API Responses with Fluent Methods
• Perfect Pagination: Unlock UI Control with onEachSide
• Keep Your Place: Enhancing User Experience with Fragment Method

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

This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Arr::from() Method in Laravel 12.14 
• "In Array Keys" Validation Rule Added in Laravel 12.16 
• Cast Model Properties to a Uri Instance in 12.17 
• Improved Installation and Frontend Hooks in Laravel Echo 2.1 
• PHPVerse with Brent Roose 
• Filament Is Now Running Natively on Mobile 
• Laravel Seeder Generator 
• Use Passkeys in Your Laravel App 
• Auto-translate Application Strings with Laratext 
• Deployer 
• Validate Controller Requests with the Laravel Data Package 
• ElasticLens: Eloquent-Powered Elasticsearch for Laravel 
• A Blade-Only Starter Kit for Laravel 12 Projects 
• Prism Relay 
• Efficiently remove expired cache data with Laravel Cache Evict 
• Customize URL Handling with Laravel's Macroable URI Class 
• Streamline API Resources with Laravel's Fluent Methods
• Filter Model Attributes with Laravel's New except() Method 
• Simplify Factory Associations with Laravel's UseFactory Attribute 
• Transform JSON into Typed Collections with Laravel's AsCollection::of() 
• Validate URLs Effectively with Laravel's Str::isUrl Method 
• Compare Collection Keys with Laravel's diffKeys Method 
• Verify Nested Relations Efficiently with Laravel's Enhanced relationLoaded Method 
• Enhance Collection Validation with containsOneItem() Closure Support 
• Test Job Failures Precisely with Laravel's assertFailedWith Method 
• Simplify Negative Relation Queries with Laravel's whereDoesntHaveRelation Methods 

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

This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Typed Arr Getters Added in Laravel 12.11
• Name Queued Closures in Laravel 12.13
• All About the Filament v4 Beta Release
• Celebrate 30 years of PHP at PHPverse
• A first look at Laravel Nightwatch
• NativePHP Hit $100K — And We're Just Getting Started 🚀
• Track Job Progress and Status in Laravel with the Laravel Job Status Package
• Disposable Email Detection in Laravel
• Argonaut DTO Package for Laravel
• Populate is a Supercharged Seeder for Laravel
• Managing Encrypted Environment Variables In Laravel With Veil
• Improve HTTP Error Testing with Laravel's requestException() Method
• Centralize HTTP Client Configuration with Laravel's globalOptions Method
• Precise Number Formatting with Laravel's Enhanced Number::spell Method
• Implement Conditional Migrations in Laravel with the New shouldRun() Method
• Streamline Mass Insertions with Laravel's fillAndInsert() Method
• Simplify Password Requirement Displays with Laravel's appliedRules() Method
• URI Path Components Using Laravel's pathSegments() Method
• Accelerate API Testing with Laravel's ddBody() Method
• Simplify HasManyThrough Relationships with Laravel's CanBeOneOfMany Support
• Track Metrics Effortlessly with Laravel's Context Increment and Decrement Methods
• Using Database Comments to Track Columns With Sensitive Data
• Build a Smart AI Task Manager with Laravel, Livewire & PrismPHP

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

This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Memoized Cache Driver in Laravel 12.9 
• Map Eloquent Attributes into an Object Using the Collection Cast in Laravel 12.10 
• PhpStorm 2025.1 is Here 
• NativePHP for Mobile v1 — Launching May 2 
• Laracon US tickets are on sale 
• Laravel Cookie Consent 
• Laravel Simple RabbitMQ Package 
• Laravel Toaster Magic 
• Firebase Cloud Notifications for Laravel 
• Safely Retry API calls in Laravel 
• Generate HTTP Fixtures from Live API Calls in Laravel 
• Navigating Dates Elegantly with Carbon in Laravel 
• Optimizing Actions with Laravel's Fluent Class 
• Streamlining Context Validation in Laravel 
• Verifying Exception Reporting in Laravel with assertReported 
• Converting Array Values to Enum Instances with Laravel's mapInto Method 
• Laravel's AsHtmlString Cast for Elegant HTML Attribute Management 
• Confidently Extract Single Array Items with Laravel's Arr::sole() Method 
• Enhance Validation Testing Precision with Laravel's assertOnlyJsonValidationErrors 

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

This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Model Resource Helper Functions in Laravel 12.7 
• Automatic Relation Loading in Laravel 12.8 
• NativePHP v1 is finally here! 
• Laravel Herd Raycast Extension 
• Larabelles, Conference Speaking, and more with Zuzana K 
• Image Dimension Validation with Laravel's dimensions Rule 
• Laravel Unique 
• Whisp is a PHP SSH Server 
• PHP DevTools Console 
• Laravel Test Assertions Package 
• Simplify Real-Time Notifications with Laravel's Anonymous Broadcasts 
• Monitor HTTP Interactions with Laravel's New Http::record() Method 
• Enhancing Database Error Diagnostics with Laravel's getRawSql 
• Conditional Context Management Made Easy with Laravel's Context Facade 

Tutorials

• Streamlining Date Queries with Laravel's Shorthand Methods
• Feature Flags with Laravel Pennant
• Enhancing Numeric Validation with Laravel's Fluent Rule Interface
• Implementing Account Suspension in Laravel
• Ensuring Attribute Consistency in Laravel Relationship Creations
• Post-Process Query Results Elegantly with Laravel's afterQuery Method
• Simplify URL Generation with Laravel's New query() Method

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

This episode is sponsored by CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Laravel 12.2 Introduces Custom Starter Kits 
• JSON Unicode Cast Type Added in Laravel 12.3 
• Support for Query Builder Pipelines in Laravel 12.4 
• Create Self-Contained PHP Executables with PHPacker 
• Introducing Hypervel: A Coroutine Framework for Laravel Artisans 
• Manage Global Data in Laravel with the World Package 
• Intervention Validation 
• Aureus ERP 
• Solo Dumps for Laravel 
• Generate Documentation in Laravel with AI 
• Generate Persistent Unique Values in Laravel 
• Squeaky
• Laravel Socialite Plus 
• Intervention Image 
• Stargazing in Your Laravel App with Intervention Zodiac 
• Simple Cookie Consent Package for Laravel 
• Building an AI-Powered FAQ Chatbot with Livewire & PrismPHP 
• Streamlined Request Data Handling Using Laravel's fluent Method 
• Implementing Custom String Identifiers in Laravel Models 
• Enhancing Laravel Authorization with Backed Enums 
• Working with Laravel's Uri Class for Enhanced URL Manipulation 
• Download Files Easily with Laravel's HTTP sink Method 
• Customizing Laravel Optimization with --except 
• Enhanced HTTP Client Debugging in Laravel 
• Building Powerful Date Validation with Laravel's Date Rule 
• React Theme Provider: A Walkthrough 

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

This episode is sponsored PropelAuth - make authentication your advantage - and CodeRabbit - cut code review time and bugs in half with AI-driven, contextual feedback.

Show links

• Temporary Context Scope in Laravel 12.1 
• Livewire 3.6 Released 
• Laravel MongoDB 5.2 Released: Support for Laravel 12, Laravel Scout, Vector Search, and more 
• Laravel 12 Svelte Starter Kit 
• Flux 2.0 Livewire UI Kit 
• Artisan Benchmark 
• Grapheme
• Laravel Auto CRUD 
• Seamless Document Conversion in Laravel With Docswap 
• Control Hardware Components in Laravel with Pinout 
• Access Management in Filament With the Shield Plugin 
• Dagger Components: A Powerful Alternative to Laravel Blade Components 
• Laravel Playwright - Start testing with Playwright quickly 
• In-depth guide on documenting API requests with Scramble 
• Athens Laravel meetup (waitlist)

Tutorials

• In-depth guide on documenting API requests with Scramble
• Performance and Value Objects in Laravel Accessors
• Streamline Your Laravel Models with Stringable Attributes
• Resource Response Customization in Laravel APIs
• Catch Unintended HTTP Requests in Laravel Tests
• Custom Key Sorting in Laravel Collections
• Ensuring Secure URLs in Laravel Applications
• Cleaner Queue Chains with Laravel's Enum Integration
• Simplified HTTP Response Mocking in Laravel Tests
• Working with Flash Session Data in Laravel
• Handling Exceptions with Laravel's rescue Helper
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