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Episode 108
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 s…
1 year, 10 months ago
Where do you go when you need help?
Episode 107
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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
What does it mean if someone says your app is slow?
Episode 106
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 …
1 year, 11 months ago
Why we have a separate test suite for external services
Episode 105
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 e…
2 years ago
API specs aren't just for giant teams
Episode 104
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 i…
2 years ago
Slowly introducing static analysis without changing everything
Episode 103
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 introd…
2 years, 1 month ago
Troubleshooting an empty session
Episode 102
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 s…
2 years, 1 month ago
Magic methods are okay in the right context
Episode 101
"Magic" methods and properties show up several places in Laravel, as well as third-party packages. They can make certain things easier and less verbo…
2 years, 2 months ago
Should you let your admin do that?
Episode 100
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 …
2 years, 2 months ago
Don't get overwhelmed by errors in your application
Episode 99
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 n…
2 years, 3 months ago