Laracasts Series

The Many Misconceptions of Laravel

Laravel is the recipient of plenty of criticism, but much of it is based on half-truths, outdated assumptions, or a fuzzy sense of what the framework is actually doing. In this series, we'll take those common complaints head-on and build a clearer mental model of Laravel, from modern PHP, to facades, the service container, Eloquent, and more.

The Batteries-Included AI Toolkit

With Jeremy McPeak

The Laravel AI SDK is a first-party toolkit for adding AI features to your applications. Using a helpdesk app as our playground, you’ll learn structured output, chat with memory, streaming, tool use, retrieval, and everything else you need to build AI features that are reliable, testable, and ready for production. This is an incredibly powerful toolkit, and I can't wait to show you what you can build. Let's get going!

Debugging Real-World Production Nightmares

With Jeremy McPeak

Production bugs don't announce themselves politely. In this series, we confront ten nightmare scenarios using NightmareMart, an intentionally broken e-commerce app, demonstrating how to debug calmly and methodically when everything is on fire.

Eloquent Relationships Deep Dive

With Jeremy McPeak

In this series, we'll unlock the full power of Eloquent relationships, from the basics of hasOne and belongsToMany to polymorphic magic and performance tuning. Whether you're building a blog or architecting a multi-tenant SaaS, understanding how your models connect is critical. Let's get relational.

Programming Terms Explained

With Jeremy McPeak

In this series, we'll do things just a little bit differently. Let's take a step back from our code editors and instead review some fundamental technology and software development terms. I'm willing to bet that there are certain bedrock terms that you somehow accidentally skipped over and never learned properly.Let's fix that! Each episode below will focus on a single topic, condensed to the essentials, and animated to perfection for your enjoyment.

JavaScript Essentials for PHP Developers

With Jeremy McPeak

Unlock the power of JavaScript with this tailored series designed for PHP developers looking to expand their skills. Learn key concepts, syntax, and practical applications to seamlessly transition from server-side to client-side coding.

Mastering Permissions in Laravel

With Jeremy McPeak

User authorization is one of the most complex systems to build in your application, but also one of the most essential. From setting up role-based access and custom policies to exploring advanced permissions - and group-based authorization - you’ll gain the skills needed to build secure, scalable applications. Join me as I guide you through everything required to incorporate a robust user authorization system into your application.

Livewire 3 From Scratch

With Jeremy McPeak

Building modern, reactive web apps is difficult and time consuming - if you use traditional tools, that is. But with Livewire, you can easily build modern, responsive applications in a fraction of the time. Join Jeremy as he walks you through all of the concepts and features you need to know to start using Livewire 3 in your Laravel apps today.

Crafting Web Applications with HTMX

With Jeremy McPeak

Modern web development is complex, but it doesn't have to be. HTMX can greatly simplify how you build modern web applications. Embrace simplicity, and join Jeremy McPeak as he uses HTMX (and Alpine) to modernize a basic web application.

Build HTML Emails with Maizzle

With Jeremy McPeak

Building HTML emails can be an arduous process because there is no standardization when it comes to email clients. In this series, I'll introduce you to Maizzle: a development environment that makes it a little easier to develop cross-client HTML emails. I think you'll like it a lot!

Understanding Laravel's Context Capabilities

With Jeremy McPeak

As part of the Laravel 11 release, the core team introduced a new powerful feature called Context that allows you to capture, retrieve, and share information throughout your application during a single request. If you're curious, join me as I guide you through the basic usage, while providing a variety of examples that you can implement within your own projects.

Learn Laravel and Vite

With Jeremy McPeak

Laravel provides seamless integration with Vite, a next generation front-end bundler that is lightning fast. In this miniseries, join me as I outline Laravel's Vite integration in a way that's easy to understand. You'll be bundling your client-side assets in no time!

Laravel API Master Class

With Jeremy McPeak

In this workshop series, you'll learn how to design, version, build, and protect a web API using Laravel. We'll begin from scratch with a basic Laravel project, and construct a fully-featured API one lesson at a time.