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Laravel 12.35 introduces the deferred queue driver, allowing queued jobs to run right after the HTTP response is sent.

A few experiment by Brent. His process involves using noise generation, specifically the xxHash algorithm, to create a cohesive world map with smooth transitions between land and water using linear interpolation (LERP)

Matthew Inman's take on AI Art. Some good points, and beautifully illustrated as always.

The State of PHP 2025 survey by JetBrains examines how developers use, prefer, and rely on PHP, showing how this long-standing web language continues to modernize through new frameworks, improved tooling, and AI-assisted workflows.

Many programmers believe they are tired of programming, but they may actually be frustrated with bureaucracy, lack of product vision, and lack of ownership. Burnout can skew perspectives, and it may be more beneficial to address these issues rather . ...

A good overview of everything coming in PHP 8.5.

Shawn Hooper enjoys the new presets we recently added to our Laravel CSP package.

I'm really looking forward to PHP 8.5's pipe operator. Here are a few nice use cases.

Dynamic method calls can be useful, but they also come with some risks that you should be aware of.

After Geocodio unsuccessfully attempted to optimize with ClickHouse alone, they implemented a solution using Kafka for durable storage and Vector for efficient data ingestion.