Mikel Alilaj

🧙🏻‍♂️ Software developer, mostly Laravel

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

If you can’t solve the problem, AI can’t code it for you.

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

The greatest skill is the willingness to learn and adapt.

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip : Confirm User Password 💡

For sensitive actions like deactivating an account, it’s a good idea to ask users to confirm their password. Laravel makes this easy with the current_password validation rule, so there’s no need to compare hashes manually 🚀

#PHP #Laravel

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Here's the official announcement with all the details.
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Laravel Tip: Avoid Duplicate Queries 💡

Using load() can trigger duplicate queries if relationships are already loaded.
This can be avoided with loadMissing(), which only loads what’s missing

#Laravel #LaravelTips #LaravelDev #PHP #PHPDev #WebDevelopment #Backend

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip : Handy Blade Loop Helpers 💡

When looping in Blade, you often need to know if you’re on the first or last item, detect odd/even iterations, or check how many items are left.

Blade gives you the $loop variable with everything you need 🚀

#PHP #Laravel #LaravelTips

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip : Control Failed Job Notifications 💡

Need to monitor failed jobs but don’t want notifications for all of them?
Use a contract to decide which jobs should trigger failure notifications 🚀

#Laravel #PHP #WebDev #Programming #DevTips

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip: The 'withWhereHas' Method 💡

Stop repeating your Eloquent query logic! 🛑

If you need to filter a model by a relationship and eager load those records, don't use two methods. Use one.🚀

#Laravel #PHP #CleanCode #WebDev #Programming

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip 💡: Optimize with the "bail" Rule

When validating multiple fields, you might want to stop at the first failure. Laravel’s "bail" rule does just that, preventing further validation. For example, if the email fails, it won't even check the name! 🚀

#Laravel

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Laravel Tip💡: The data_get Helper

Handling nested data? Use data_get to simplify access! 🚀

#Laravel #WebDevelopment #CodingTips #PHP #Programming

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

Laravel Tip💡: Manage Active Sessions with Ease! 🔒

Want to let users log out from all their devices except the current one? Laravel’s logoutOtherDevices() makes it simple!🚀

#Laravel #PHP #Security #CodingTips

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

#VueJS Tip 💡: <template>

Use <template> with v-for to render multiple elements without extra wrappers! Keep your code clean and efficient.

#JavaScript #Frontend

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

#Laravel Tip 💡: Masking

Need to mask parts of an email or code for security? Laravel’s Str::mask method can help! Use it to hide specific portions of a string while keeping others visible. 🚀

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💡Laravel Tip: The toBase() Method

Loading lots of data but don’t need Eloquent models? Use toBase() to save memory and boost performance!

This can cut memory usage by almost 50% because it doesn’t need to spend time preparing Eloquent models! 🚀

#Laravel #PHP

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

💡#Laravel Tip: Display Human-Readable Dates

Want to show dates like "3 days ago" or "3 days 43 minutes ago" instead of exact timestamps?
Laravel makes it easy with the diffForHumans() method! 🚀

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

💡 Laravel Tip: Did you know Laravel offers a 'toQuery' method?
It allows you to perform updates on a collection using a single query statement.

#Laravel #PHP #WebDevelopment #Coding #DeveloperTips #Programming

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

@WebWizDev Hi, I'm Mikel, a dedicated software engineer with over 5 years of experience.

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Do you know that by adding this code to your app/Exceptions/Handler.php file, your Laravel API can automatically respond with a JSON 404 if the record is not found? 🚀
#Laravel #API #CodingTips #PHP

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

🚀 Laravel Pro Tip 🚀

⚙️ Upsert: Laravel's insert & update powerhouse! 🔄

🔶 Insert new records, update in one go. Super handy for efficient DB work. 💡

🚨 Caution: updateOrCreate in a loop may impact performance.

#Laravel #PHP #WebDev #CodingTip #Database #Programming

[Mikel Alilaj @MikelAlilaj]

@TheMahekUnnisa Curious why not go with Eloquent? 🤔 #Laravel #Eloquent