There are many ways to test a value in php, some of which can produce confusing results. What’s more, Laravel also offers a couple of helpers which can help us test php values.
In a post called The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up Code, Kent Beck outlines his philosophy on cleaning up code. The article results in a short list of easy-to-follow rules, which I'm sure he would agree are there to be broken.
This article describes the process you can follow to build the Imagick PHP extension from source, which can be handy if the version you are after has not been released via PECL.
This Laravel quick tip will show you how to make your code more readable and expressive by replacing http status code magic numbers with calls to static constants.
Laravel views allow you to pass data to a view in a number of different ways. In this article, I'll go over four methods and describe the pros and cons for each one.