Trevor Morris

Links from February 2023

  • Fun with YAML

    Today the release pipeline at work broke. No harm was done, but finding the cause of the problem was difficult. While I analyzed the issue, once again, I learned something surprising, nay horrifying, about YAML.

    watzek.dev/posts/2023/01/31/fun-with-yaml/

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  • Dedicated query builders for Eloquent models

    The goal here is to thin models by moving query scope methods from the model to a dedicated query builder class, on a per model basis. If your models get larger than you would prefer, I feel that this is the natural place for scopes to be relocated to. Because scopes are an indirect way of extending the eloquent builder on a per class basis, extending the actual query builder on a per class basis just feels right to me.

    timacdonald.me/dedicated-eloquent-model-query-builders/

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  • Guidelines for Test Automation for Laravel

    The testing landscape is confusing, it’s not well understood, and it’s difficult to find the right information. There’s no one single authority on testing, and it’s clouded by lots of opposing opinions. With the advent of agile, CI/CD and the DevOps movement, some agreement is starting to emerge amongst the community in terms of how we approach testing.

    wade.be/2022/09/02/test-automation-laravel.html

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  • Build Excellent Websites

    Give the browser some solid rules and hints, then let it make the right decisions for the people that visit it, based on their device, connection quality and capabilities. This is how they will get a genuinely great user experience, rather than a fragmented, broken one.

    buildexcellentwebsit.es

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  • Sulu

    Deliver awesome, robust, reliable websites with Sulu CMS. The ideal combination of PHP developer experience and agency platform. Deliver complex sites and great user experiences for the content teams who work on your site every day.

    sulu.io

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  • My Blog, My Home

    That’s why I love my website. It’s apolitical. It can’t be bought by a billionaire (maybe). It doesn’t care when I last logged in. It doesn’t push me to gain an audience and could care less if I have a one or not. And the feed is spot-free of algorithms and sponsored content.

    geoffgraham.me/my-blog-my-home/

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  • Saloon

    A Laravel / PHP package that helps you write beautiful API integrations and SDKs.

    docs.saloon.dev

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  • Novu

    An open-source notification infrastructure for developers. Simple components and APIs for managing all communication channels in one place: Email, SMS, Direct, and Push.

    novu.co

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  • Building the Changelog

    Changelogs are pretty common, but they are often used internally instead of being used as a way to engage with your users. It’s an easy and low-effort way to communicate your progress and celebrate wins. It keeps momentum, gathers new users and generally helps your company become more successful.

    quill.do/blog/building-the-changelog

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  • Iconoir

    One of the biggest open source icons libraries, with fonts available in SVG format, Font, React and React Native libraries, Figma and Framer.

    iconoir.com

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