Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchChanging your mind about when() and unless() in Eloquent
Episode 132
Aaron admits he used to wrap every query in plain old if-statements—until Laravel’s when()/unless() helpers (and arrow functions) won him over. He an…
9 months, 1 week ago
Finding a code-review style that fits your brain
Episode 131
Joel and Aaron compare two very different ways to tackle pull-requests—reviewing them commit-by-commit or scanning the whole thing at once. They dig …
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Never take hostages: give clients control from day one
Episode 130
Joel and Aaron explain why every project should start in the client’s own GitHub organization—even when the client has never heard of Git. They share…
10 months ago
Balancing test coverage without chasing 100 percent
Episode 129
Joel and Aaron unpack how they use code-coverage numbers as a starting signal rather than a finish line. They discuss realistic thresholds, choosing …
10 months, 2 weeks ago
Exploratory coding when requirements are fuzzy
Episode 128
Joel and Aaron unpack a recent client project where the only spec was “make these two systems talk.” They share how console-level prototypes helped t…
11 months ago
Understanding how Stringable works inside Blade views
Episode 127
Joel and Aaron dig into Laravel’s `Stringable` class and uncover how it can silently skip Blade’s automatic HTML escaping. They explain why that’s bo…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Finishing up our discussion on not having time
Episode 126
Picking up where last week’s “Why ‘no time’ really means ‘no priority’” left off, Joel and Aaron tackle the next hurdle: what to do once the benefits…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Why “no time” really means “no priority”
Episode 125
Joel and Aaron tackle the common objection, “We don’t have time,” and show why it usually hides a priority problem. They discuss how to convey the tr…
1 year ago
When validation can protect your app's performance
Episode 124
Joel and Aaron show how ignoring GET request validation can cause performance issues and open your application to abuse. They highlight the importanc…
1 year ago
Stick with conventions and avoid overengineering your Laravel app
Episode 123
Joel and Aaron explore why pushing too many layers of abstraction can backfire in a Laravel application. They highlight the benefits of sticking to t…
1 year, 1 month ago