Filament v4 will be launched the 12th August at 1pm UTC is launching with powerful features and performance boosts.

Laravel introduces the doesntContainStrict() method for Collections, and adds the actingAsGuest method for testing. New attributes Boot and Initialize enhance Eloquent models, while the to_action helper simplifies action redirections. The except method in Eloquent Builder excludes specific models, and strict integer validation is now available. Laravel also introduces Deferred Events for more flexible event handling.

Laravel Nova 5.0 was released. It upgrades core dependencies (Inertia 2, PHP 8.1+, Laravel 10+), introduces tab panels for resource organization, and enhances field handling.

The ⁠#[Bind] attribute in Laravel allows you to specify which implementation of an interface should be automatically injected, eliminating the need for additional service registration in your service providers.

namespace App\Contracts;

use App\Services\StripePaymentProcessor;
use App\Services\MockPaymentProcessor;
use Illuminate\Container\Attributes\Bind;

#[Bind(StripePaymentProcessor::class)]
#[Bind(MockPaymentProcessor::class, environments: ['local'])]
interface PaymentProcessor
{
    public function processPayment(float $amount): bool;
}

PHP explores the implementation of generics, focusing on compile-time-only generics for interfaces and abstract classes. This aims to deliver significant benefits with minimal complexity. This approach could enhance type safety and performance without incurring runtime overhead.

Pest 4 revolutionizes browser testing by integrating Playwright, allowing PHP-focused teams to streamline tests without switching to JavaScript. Expect faster, consistent tests with parallel execution and device testing support.

Explore the new PHP 8.5 feature where closures can be used as constant expressions, simplifying code by allowing closures as default parameter values, constant values, and more. Discover how this enhancement leads to cleaner, more consistent PHP syntax.

The article delves into the complexities of PHP readonly properties versus asymmetric visibility, highlighting the challenges for developers in choosing between them and the potential confusion they create in codebases.

PDFParser is a fast, low-memory for parsing PDFs without external dependencies. Extract text or images efficiently, supporting a wide range of PDF files.

The article explores common pitfalls for team leads, emphasizing the importance of empowering engineers, reducing meetings, and fostering autonomy. It offers strategies to avoid becoming a bottleneck and encourages a balance between leadership and coding.

The recently released terminal-based coding agent, Cursor CLI, integrates with IDEs such as VSCode and JetBrains. It offers real-time agent guidance, automation scripts, and support for the latest AI models.

This issue explores database sharding, a method for scaling databases by distributing data across multiple machines. It highlights the benefits and challenges of sharding, emphasizing the need for careful planning to ensure effective implementation.