Articles Tagged: laravel
Technical writings, opinionated architectures, and development guides tagged with laravel.
The Tips Behind API Artisan: Building Laravel APIs Developers Actually Want to Use
Practical tips for building Laravel APIs developers trust: contract-first design, versioning, RFC 9457 errors, idempotency and more. Free book inside.
Testing Actions, Not Mocks
Mocking your own Actions tests the wiring, not the behaviour. How I test Laravel Action classes for real with Pest, and where fakes still belong.
Server-Side Rate Limiting in Laravel with Fingerprint.dev
Learn how to build device-based rate limiting in Laravel with Fingerprint.dev, Redis caching, and custom middleware to avoid the limits of IP-based throttling.
The Art Of Keeping Business Logic Honest
Use state machines and workflow engines in Laravel to keep business rules explicit, auditable, and resilient across async processes.
Thinking In Layers
Use layered thinking to place logic in the right part of your application before it turns into a mess.
When CRUD Isn't Enough: How Real APIs Outgrow Their Design
Most Laravel APIs start as clean CRUD systems. This article walks through why that breaks down, and how an action-based design fixes the mess.