Larastan and PHPStan: Static Analysis for Laravel
Why static analysis catches bugs your tests miss. How to set up Larastan, ramp up PHPStan levels pragmatically, and integrate it into CI. Real experience on a Laravel SaaS.
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Articles on Laravel - queues, scaling, Filament, and building applications for startups. From a freelance Laravel developer in Bath, Bristol, and Wiltshire.
Why static analysis catches bugs your tests miss. How to set up Larastan, ramp up PHPStan levels pragmatically, and integrate it into CI. Real experience on a Laravel SaaS.
Read MoreHow to speed up a slow Laravel test suite: ParaTest, SQLite, fast-refresh-database, faking services, and CI tips. Real techniques from a multi-tenant SaaS.
Read MoreA practical guide to Laravel Stripe integration: Cashier for subscriptions, spatie/laravel-stripe-webhooks for robust event handling, and the pitfalls to avoid.
Read MoreHow Laravel feature flags and Laravel Pennant help startups ship safely - gradual rollouts, kill switches, and avoiding flag debt. Bath/Bristol Laravel developer.
Read MoreWhat's new in Filament 5, practical patterns from running it on a multi-tenant Laravel SaaS, plugin choices, gotchas, and performance tips.
Read MorePractical MySQL and MariaDB patterns for Laravel startups - schema design, indexing, migrations, N+1 queries, and when to reach for something else.
Read MoreA real Laravel migration from hand-rolled Docker to Laravel Cloud. Why we moved, the architecture we ended up with, and what I'd warn you about. Bath/Bristol Laravel developer.
Read MoreLaravel practices for startup teams—env, testing, queues, and avoiding over-engineering. From a freelance Laravel developer in Bath, Bristol, Wiltshire.
Read MoreHow Laravel Actions simplify business logic by combining jobs, commands, and controllers into one class. From a freelance Laravel developer in Bath & Bristol.
Read MoreLaravel AI and MCP let you integrate AI into your product two ways - expose your app to AI tools you already use, or bring AI capabilities in-house.
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