Episode 115 · · 14:26
Ooh, something new was just announced. And I have this project coming up. It could be perfect! But should I use it?On today's episode of No Compromises, Aaron and Joel share a conver...
Episode 114 · · 12:23
Programmers love geeking out and creating specialized terms and vocabulary. Well I can do that too. In today's episode, we talk about "value objects", put our own special definition ...
Episode 113 · · 10:26
Have you ever struggled working with a third party on one of your developer projects? How do you handle that, keeping it professional and also still able to meet your commitments?In ...
Episode 112 · · 14:20
JSON fields can be very useful, but when is a good time to include them in your database design? In today's episode of No Compromises, Aaron and Joel use a couple examples from recen...
Episode 111 · · 11:59
Static types and tooling have increased the quality of our apps, but sometimes certain features in your Laravel app don't play nicely with static analysis. In today's episode, we tal...
Episode 110 · · 12:09
I write a lot about testing in the Mastering Laravel newsletter. Ever wonder why it's a topic I care so much about? In today's episode, we discuss that question and come up with a fe...
Episode 109 · · 09:37
What does it really mean when you say you know a particular technology? On today's episode, we discuss this using TypeScript as a specific example.Want help with your Laravel or PHP ...
Episode 108 · · 12:16
Programmers are not shy about telling other programmers when they're wrong. But what can we learn in a situation like his? How can we be wrong with style? In this episode, Aaron and ...
Episode 107 · · 14:14
We can't know everything, so throughout each day we inevitably have questions. On today's episode, we discuss different approaches we have used when we need a little help.Looking for...
Episode 106 · · 13:42
The dreaded bug report: this app is slow. Ok, but what is slow? I have so many questions!In today's episode, we discuss our approach to getting more information out of that initial b...
Episode 105 · · 18:03
Writing tests that communicate with a third party can be a little tricky, but we've found an approach that balances speed and confidence.In today's episode, we share that approach an...
Episode 104 · · 14:41
I don't have time to write an API spec. We're not a giant team. We don't have external users of our API.I've said all these things in the past, but in today's episode, we discuss why...
Episode 103 · · 15:13
Maybe you've tried to add static analysis to your Laravel app and got scared away by all the errors. In this episode we discuss how we like to introduce PHPStan to large, long-lived ...
Episode 102 · · 12:29
Why isn't this working? It can be frustrating when something doesn't work as expected!In this episode, we talk through a recent issue Joel had with sessions and oauth flows. There ar...
Episode 101 · · 12:06
"Magic" methods and properties show up several places in Laravel, as well as third-party packages. They can make certain things easier and less verbose, but there is a trade off. In ...
Episode 100 · · 10:49
Admins can do everything in the app, right? Today we discuss a couple reasons why you may want to consider not letting an admin have access to every single feature in your app.🎉️ Epi...
Episode 99 · · 11:55
Have you ever turned on error tracking in a long-lived app and then got overwhelmed by all the errors happening? We talk through some strategies to not get overwhelmed and make a cas...
Episode 98 · · 11:49
We've talked about coding standards before, but this time we approach it from a slightly different angle. Does the way you're code is formatted affect your ability to understand it? ...
Episode 97 · · 16:21
You launched a hobby project and then it starts to get some traction. What next? How do you get a more solid foundation under your app when it comes to database hosting? In this epis...
Episode 96 · · 11:59
Interfaces are a great tool for writing maintainable applications, but it is possible to go "too far" with abstraction. Or maybe, it's a bad use of time to write an abstraction up fr...