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Back to SearchWhat should I test?
Episode 58
We all know we should write tests, but what should we test? Is there anything it doesn't make sense to test? We talk through a high-level approach to…
3 years, 9 months ago
Picking a strategy for translation in Laravel
Episode 57
There are different ways to structure your translation assets in Laravel. We discuss how we approached this on a recent project, and why we chose the…
3 years, 10 months ago
Should a factory follow all business rules?
Episode 56
Factories are really useful in tests, but could they give you a false sense of security if they don't generate models exactly like a user of your app…
3 years, 10 months ago
Understanding different learning styles
Episode 55
What a surprise, Joel and Aaron have a different learning style. We talk through our different approaches to learning, and what we've found useful.
Di…
3 years, 11 months ago
Sometimes it's good to be boring
Episode 54
Do you like to fiddle with settings? Joel doesn't. Find out why, and hear about one example where we like deviating from the defaults.
Learn more abou…
3 years, 11 months ago
What was this developer thinking??
Episode 53
Maybe you've inherited a project and just looking at how the code is organized makes your head hurt. Before you go ripping it apart and "making it be…
4 years ago
Should you fix all bugs in a legacy project?
Episode 52
You've inherited a legacy app. It's "running fine" in production, but when you add an error reporting tool, you see hundreds of errors, warnings, and…
4 years ago
Learning from other communities
Episode 51
Can a Laravel developer learn something from the Rails or Erlang communities? We share some perspective on how to broaden your horizons, and when mig…
4 years, 1 month ago
Uh-oh, that proof of concept is going into production. Now what?
Episode 50
Many of us have built something we thought was "throw-away" code, only to have someone decide it's good enough to ship to production. How can you pre…
4 years, 1 month ago
The benefits of sharing what you learn
Episode 49
If you are listening to this, you probably enjoy hearing other people share what they've learned. In this episode, we turn the tables and explain why…
4 years, 2 months ago