Laravel News·22wLaravel News
HydePHP v2.0 is a static site generator built on Laravel that combines Markdown with modern tooling. The release introduces Vite for frontend builds, a redesigned navigation API, enhanced asset management, and improved documentation features with smart natural language processing. Breaking changes include Tailwind CSS v4 upgrade, ESM module migration, and new configuration formats for navigation and features.
FREEK.DEV·22wBond: Modern JS in Laravel Blade
Bond is a new approach that enables developers to use modern JavaScript capabilities directly within Laravel Blade templates. Filip Ganyicz presented this solution at Wire:Live, demonstrating how to bridge the gap between traditional server-side templating and contemporary JavaScript features without leaving the Blade ecosystem.
Laravel·22wIntroducing WebSockets for Laravel Cloud, Powered by Laravel Reverb
Laravel Cloud now offers managed WebSocket clusters powered by Laravel Reverb, enabling developers to add real-time features to applications in seconds. The service provides automatic configuration, predictable pricing based on concurrent connections (up to 50% cheaper than competitors), and eliminates the complexity of managing WebSocket infrastructure. Clusters can split connections across multiple applications for cost efficiency, with all environment variables automatically populated upon setup.
Laravel News·20wBuild Production-ready APIs in Laravel with Tyro
Tyro is a zero-config Laravel package that provides production-ready API functionality including authentication via Sanctum, role-based access control, privilege management, and 40+ Artisan commands. It offers built-in middleware for protecting routes with roles and privileges, supports user suspension workflows, and includes factories, seeders, tests, and a Postman collection for immediate use.
Laravel News·20wTime Interval Helpers in Laravel 12.40
Laravel 12.40.0 introduces new time interval helper functions for working with dates (seconds, minutes, hours, days, years) and Carbon methods (plus/minus). The release adds the ability to schedule tasks on specific days of the month using daysOfMonth(), an encoding validation rule for uploaded files, and commands to pause and resume queue workers. Additional improvements include Redis cluster fixes, type hint enhancements, and various bug fixes for cache, sessions, and routing components.
Laravel Daily·22wIs PHP Job Market THAT Bad?.. (reaction to Reddit post)
Analysis of the current PHP job market challenges based on a Reddit post from a 20-year PHP developer facing salary drops from £120K to £40-50K. Discusses the disconnect between PHP powering much of the internet versus declining new project adoption, the Laravel vs PHP perception gap, and the broader tech hiring market difficulties. Emphasizes the need for developer flexibility, showcasing modern PHP/Laravel success stories, and understanding that market challenges extend beyond just PHP to general tech industry trends including layoffs and reduced startup funding.
Laravel News·22wNew Book: Laravel for the Rest of Us launches November 18, 2025
Pete Heslop's book "Laravel for the Rest of Us" launches November 18, 2025, targeting non-technical readers like founders and project managers who work with Laravel developers. With a foreword by Taylor Otwell, the book explains Laravel concepts in plain language, covering topics from open source basics to the Laravel ecosystem. All profits will be donated to Larabelles, a community supporting women and non-binary people in the PHP ecosystem.
FREEK.DEV·22wIntroducing Flare’s next big feature: performance monitoring
Flare launches performance monitoring capabilities for Laravel applications. The new feature provides comprehensive tracking of HTTP routes, queued jobs, Artisan commands, and database queries through a unified dashboard, giving developers visibility into application performance metrics.
Laravel Daily·22wLaravel Boost: 6 New Features (AI Guidelines Got Better)
Laravel Boost has released several updates over the past month, including a boost update command to keep guidelines current, support for package authors to publish their own guidelines, and expanded editor support (now including OpenCode and custom environments). The tool now accepts markdown files for custom guidelines instead of requiring Blade templates, and has updated guidelines for Tailwind 4 and added Wayfinder support. Despite being labeled as beta, the package is actively maintained and regularly updated with new AI-powered features for Laravel development.