This is pretty disappointing for being part of a paid Laravel course to be honest.

Obviously frontend stuff is unavoidable and I appreciate the initial intention behind bringing AlpineJS in, but it has led to this, an entire episode of refactoring ugly rushed inline Javascript inside quotes with no linting or syntax highlighting, in a tutorial that's supposed to be about a full-stack PHP framework.

When you're teaching PHP & Laravel, you're amazing. But the next time you re-do this course, please do better on the frontend.

I wish I knew the file Jeffrey is working on, without that or the source code it's somewhat hard to follow along

I don’t like this lesson. It’s difficult, but not because the topic itself is complex — it’s because there are many errors in the code. As a student, I run into these issues and initially assume that I’ve misunderstood something. But after spending several hours debugging, making two attempts, and carefully watching the video to the end, I realized that the same issues exist in Jeffrey’s code — he’s just not as thorough with testing as I am.

This really slows me down and makes it harder to absorb the material. What’s especially frustrating is that this lesson contrasts sharply with the rest of Jeffrey’s courses, which are usually clear and well-explained.

@Alexandru019 We need a secret badge named 'something whisperer', when someone made a outstanding comment like you!

@radmax @andrewdv8 @halvarado77

Solution for Browser Test Issues with File Upload Forms

I experienced the same issue and found a solution based on a comment from the next video. The problem occurs when using enctype="multipart/form-data" on forms with Playwright browser tests.

The Fix

The solution is to dynamically set the enctype attribute using Alpine.js, only when a file is actually selected.

Step 1: Update the form's x-data

In resources/views/idea/index.blade.php, add a new hasImage property to track when a file is selected:

<form
    x-data="{
        status : 'pending',
        newLink: '',
        links: [],
        newStep: '',
        steps: [],
        hasImage: false
    }"
    action="{{ route('idea.store') }}"
    method="POST"
    class="space-y-4"
    x-bind:enctype="hasImage ? 'multipart/form-data' : false"
>

Step 2: Replace static enctype with dynamic binding

Replace the static enctype="multipart/form-data" attribute with:

x-bind:enctype="hasImage ? 'multipart/form-data' : false"

Step 3: Update the file input

Add an @change event to the file input to toggle hasImage when a file is selected:

<input 
    type="file" 
    name="image" 
    accept="image/*" 
    @change="hasImage = $event.target.files.length > 0" 
/>

Why This Works

This approach prevents the form from using multipart/form-data encoding when no image is uploaded, which resolves conflicts with Playwright browser tests. The enctype is only set when an actual file is selected by the user.

Benefits

• ✅ Browser tests pass successfully without modifications to Composer packages
• ✅ File uploads still work correctly for end users
• ✅ No impact on form functionality
• ✅ Clean, maintainable solution using Alpine.js

Test Results

After implementing these changes:

PASS  Tests\Browser\CreateIdeaTest
✓ it creates a new idea (1.95s)

Tests:    1 passed (9 assertions)
Duration: 2.42s

---

Hope this helps!

@Go3shom we are facing the same issue : FAILED Tests\Browser\CreateIdeaTest > it creates a new idea Failed asserting that an array has the key 'title'.

at tests\Browser\CreateIdeaTest.php:21 17▕ ->press('Create') 18▕ ->assertPathIs('/ideas'); 19▕ 20▕ ➜ 21▕ expect($user->ideas()->first())->toMatchArray([ 22▕ 'title' => 'Idea Title Test', 23▕ 'status' => 'completed', 24▕ 'desription' => 'I want to test my modal if can create a new idea.', 25▕ 'links' => ['https://google.com', 'https://laracasts.com'],

@radmax I was facing an issue too but the error was

 FAILED  Tests\Browser\CreatIdeaTest > it creates a new idea
  Failed asserting that an array has the key 'title'.

  at tests\Browser\CreatIdeaTest.php:27
     23▕         ->click('Create')
     24▕         ->assertPathIs('/ideas')
     25▕     ;
     26▕
  ➜  27▕     expect($user->ideas()->first())->toMatchArray([
     28▕         'title' => 'Idea Title',
     29▕         ...

And I don't know why did the relation $user->ideas()->first() returns null!

But it works after trying what you've said, so, thanks a lot.

@kumarayush Did you use the PATCH method in the form? Remember, HTML forms only support GET and POST.

The solution is to use POST and add a hidden input called _method, like this:

<form method="POST" action="{{ route('step.update', $step) }}">
    <input type="hidden" name="_method" value="PATCH">
</form>

But in Laravel, you can use the helper directive instead:

<form method="POST" action="{{ route('step.update', $step) }}">
    @csrf
    @method('PATCH')

    <!-- your inputs here -->

    <button type="submit">Update</button>
</form>

That way Laravel will correctly handle the PATCH request.

@crscnc if you plan increase complexity there are a few great course in here: Laravel API masterclass, Modular Laravel and others. My concern is about time to dedicate to a technology: Blade looks like great but when you plan to do things close to app maybe vue3 is better. But not entirely sure. Maybe you dedicate efforts to vue3 and an experienced developers tell you that now the trend is CanavisReact 4 (fake name) because it handle better some things that vue3 doesn't. As an example: I usually use MariaDB for all kind of projects. It is a bit work to configure MariaDB, maybe a Linux, Apache or nginx, etc. @jeffreyway suggest in a course that SQLite should be enough for most Laravel projects. I tried it and looks like a good advice. So, I expect the opinion who was there in the battle. You know. :-)

Thank you

what about the error message when you submit the form with one of the urls not the correct format? it'd be such a waste to fill out the form again just because one of the urls has an invalid format

I would like to suggest a course that guides learners through a structured progression from basic to intermediate and advanced testing. IT can be named:

Thorin Oakenshield: The Tester’s Trail Through Testland

Nice!

Ler looks native like Herd? I mean, a good visual integration with OS, proper icon o menu, etc? Also, It will be available at Apple Store or has some dmg to download?

TY

@joellutterodt Intersting point of view. Maybe if results are paginated, it can be a bit worst to do it in front end? Maybe its a trade off of resources. do it in db or frontend runtime... db probably is faster and results can lead to less client memory usage,

@Go3shom when fetching ideas in when() condition make sure the first argument point on the $status var, instead of $request->status:

$ideas = $user ->ideas() ->when($status, fn($query, $status) => $query->where('status', $status)) ->get();

Nice hack

Here are the full CSS component files for those looking to copy:

resources/css/components/btn.css

button {
    cursor: pointer;
}

.btn {
    background: var(--color-primary);
    border-radius: var(--radius-xl);
    color: var(--color-primary-foreground);
    padding-inline: calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
    font-size: var(--text-sm);
    font-weight: var(--font-weight-medium);
    cursor: pointer;
    height: calc(var(--spacing) * 8);
    line-height: calc(var(--spacing) * 8);
    display: inline-block;
}

.btn.btn-outlined {
    background: transparent;
    border: 1px solid var(--color-border);
    border-color: var(--color-border);
    color: var(--color-foreground);
}

.btn.btn-outlined:hover {
    background: color-mix(in srgb, black 25%, var(--color-input));
}

.btn.btn-ghost {
    background: transparent;
}

.btn:has(> svg) {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    column-gap: calc(var(--spacing) * 2);
}

.btn:hover {
    background: color-mix(in srgb, black 10%, var(--color-primary));
    text-decoration: none;
}

resources/css/components/form.css

label {
    color: var(--color-foreground);
}

.input {
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    height: calc(var(--spacing) * 10);
    width: 100%;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-color: var(--color-border);
    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 2) calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
    background-color: var(--color-card);
    color: var(--color-foreground);
    outline: 2px solid transparent;
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

.input::placeholder {
    color: var(--color-muted-foreground);
}

.input:focus-visible {
    outline: 0;
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 calc(var(--spacing) * .5) var(--color-background)
        0 0 0 calc(var(--spacing) * 1) var(--color-primary);
}

@media (min-width: var(--breakpoint-md)) {
    .input {
        font-size: var(--text-sm);
    }
}

.textarea {
    border-radius: var(--radius-md);
    height: calc(var(--spacing) * 40);
    width: 100%;
    border-width: 1px;
    border-color: var(--color-border);
    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 2) calc(var(--spacing) * 3);
    background-color: var(--color-card);
    color: var(--color-foreground);
    outline: 2px solid transparent;
    outline-offset: 2px;
}

.textarea::placeholder {
    color: var(--color-muted-foreground);
}

.textarea:focus-visible {
    outline: 0;
    box-shadow:
        0 0 0 calc(var(--spacing) * .5) var(--color-background)
        0 0 0 calc(var(--spacing) * 1) var(--color-primary);
}

.label {
    display: block;
    font-size: var(--text-sm);
}

input[type=file] {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    line-height: 1.25rem;
    color: var(--color-foreground);
}

input[type=file]::file-selector-button {
    margin-right: calc(var(--spacing) * 4);
    padding: calc(var(--spacing) * 2) calc(var(--spacing) * 4);
    border-radius: calc(var(--spacing) * 2);
    border-width: 0;
    font-size: 0.875rem;
    line-height: 1.25rem;
    font-weight: 500;
    background-color: var(--color-primary);
    color: rgb(var(--color-background));
}

input[type=file]::file-selector-button:hover {
    opacity: 0.9;
}

.error {
    font-size: var(--text-sm);
    color: var(--color-red-600);
}

.form-muted-icon {
    color: var(--color-muted-foreground);
}

.form-muted-icon:hover {
    color: var(--color-foreground);
}

@alix22 Why it is not released yet?

where can I find the source code?

@acandael I believe the repo still private on github

Please, turn this repo public or at least, acessible by us!

Is this project avaiable on github?

Hi, I like the new 2026 edition, but the earlier version seems to be unavailable now. I’m interested in watching both. Please let me know how I can access the previous edition.

@RogerManich Maybe a course to increasing front-end complexity for same app?

1. blade, 2) livewire, 3) Alpine 4) react

Hey Jeremy, you ate a JavaScript Sage!

I love this course and would love to see an intermediate Vanilla JS, DOM and Client side APIs and a lot of asynchronous techniques, that advance on complex data structures and talk about BigO notations.

Maybe an CRUD that fetch data from REST and get events from SSE/WS. Process data into entities, deal with trade in and offs of data structures!

Nice. I assume the S3 SDK is a Singleton, right?

At least S3Storage act as Adapter pattern and take advantage of all features it describes on docs, like async requests, persistent connects, etc.

Probably, the LocalStorage can be upgraded to deal with multiple requests (I believe it can block server until it finishes?)

I really enjoy this serias and hope @Jeffrey can do more OOP courses like that for common App Core or Infra patterns.

Maybe: Loggers for external services liek graphana Multiple fetch clients, that can be instantiated with Fetch, Server Side Events, even WebSockets Create Web Workers and manage their lifecycle, etc...

we can see the solution to the home work but cannot the homework