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We share our insights about web app technology and trends, PHP and Javascript.

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Saloon - Package / SDK API integrations

API integrations for a range of services. Little to no reusable code? With Saloon you turn it into a compact/clean SDK/Package that you can reuse in all your projects and maintain in one place.

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Testing in Laravel

We could use the Laravel helper functions in our tests to work through transactions to keep the database clean. Because of course you don't want data from your tests to end up in the database.

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Real-time chat with Laravel, React & Node.js

Learn how we created a real-time chat for the odisee MyCompass project.

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5 tips for API Development with Laravel and Fractal

Fractal is a Laravel library to easily structure API responses, use it to structure your API. We give you 5 concrete tips.

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High performance allocation applications with the Hungarian algorithm

At some point, we all have to deal with some kind of allocation application. The larger the matrix, the more difficult it becomes to find the best combination in a optimal way. This is where the Hungarian algorithm excels.

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Flow control with state machines in Laravel

Recently I came into contact with finite state machines in Laravel for the first time while researching an implementation for one of our customers. In this blog I want to briefly explain what such a state machine is and what we can use its functionalities for.

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Faster PHP debugging with Xdebug

Xdebug always slows down php processes considerably. By using multiple PHP containers we can offer a solution for this.

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Advanced Serializing in PHP

Michelle and the Liip team built a serializer in PHP with an overall performance gain of 55% over JMS

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Centralized PHP Logging Patterns

Learn from Elastic developer Philipp Krenn how to centralize your logs using the Elastic Stack.

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PHP OPCache, Realpath Cache and Preloading

Jachim Coudenys explains how to boost your performance in this very interesting talk

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