Do you know the difference between `e()`, `htmlspecialchars()`, & `htmlentities()`, and can we just use `e()` for everything?
https://securinglaravel.com/security-tip-escape-output-with-e/ #Laravel
My personal website is slowly growing. And I just published my first blog post 
https://denniskoch.dev/articles/2025-08-19-fixing-herd-with-xdebug-forever
The next #Laravel meetup is around the corner.
Join us next week in Zurich for our next meetup.
@bobbybouwmann and @EdGrosvenor will be our speakers.
RSVP on meetup: https://www.meetup.com/laravel-switzerland-meetup/events/308234097/
I'm excited to launch:
Filament Studio – A Visual Theme Editor for Filament v4
Adjust the look of your Filament Panel with ease
Live Preview of your theme
Easy installation process
Questions, Feedback, just wanna say hi? I'm happy to hear from you.
The first 10 themes get 40% discount with the code `HAPPYV4`
https://filamentstudio.dev/?utm_source=mastodon
Today is release day
Join us at our Discord event at 1pm UTC. Come early to get a slot. Events are limited to 300 persons.
See you later
Composer is great — but it is not a magic remedy to solve autoloading performance problems.
In fact, autoloading can slow down large PHP apps like Magento or Laravel by 100 ms + per request.
We share 5 common mistakes and how to fix them (with real profiling data), in our latest blog post.
The writing was on the wall the moment #Laravel raised USD $60M from investments.
Eventually they would have to shove in #AI because of shareholders.
https://laravel-news.com/laravel-boost-your-ai-coding-starter-kit
We’re thrilled to officially launch Filament v4 on Tuesday 12th August at 1pm UTC! This is a major milestone packed with powerful features and performance improvements.
We host a special event on our Discord to:
Walk through what's new in v4
Hear from the core team
Ask your questions live during our open Q&A session
Hang out with fellow devs and celebrate together!
Hope to see you there.
Anyone happen to be looking for a programmer who hasn't been completely consumed by all-AI-everything by any chance? Freelance or hired, remote (based in Germany). I speak German and English and mostly worked with #PHP, #Laravel, #Kirby CMS, #Vue, #Svelte and a bit of native mobile dev (Swift and Kotlin), too.
I know the chances are slim given *everything in the world*, but maybe this time #getfedihired might work out? Boost super appreciated. Feel free to DM or email at skye@lavenderbits.com
Think testing sucks? Think again. @gehrisandro shows how it can be downright fun with the right mindset, tools, and techniques.
Must‑watch for Laravel devs: https://youtu.be/wPiEEoLE7XE
Filament v4 is on the horizon — and it's not just minor tweaks.
@denniskoch breaks down all the upcoming breaking changes and new features in his latest talk. Don’t sleep on this.
Watch → https://youtu.be/8qyV696TALA
How do I test #Filament widgets? I have not found a way to properly test what they are returning; the getStats() method is protected by default and trying to render them leads to error messages. 
Arrived in Denver for #Laracon - look forward to meeting everyone at our @packagist booth! Would love to talk to everyone about how you use Composer, handle updates and apply security patches, or anything else relating to dependency management! #laraconus #laravel #phpc
Zend will be at Booth 28 for Laracon 2025 in Denver (July 29-30)!
Discuss Laravel migrations, PHP LTS, and discover how we can support your mission-critical PHP applications at scale.
Book a one-on-one meeting at the event >> https://ter.li/0tfgdq
This is your periodic reminder to ensure bcrypt rounds is set to 12 (or higher)!
Laravel's default was increased from 10 to 12 2 years ago, so if you're working on an older codebase, make sure you've updated `bcrypt.rounds`.
https://securinglaravel.com/security-tip-increase-your-bcrypt/ #Laravel
The NativePHP team has been really busy! 
NativePHP for Mobile now supports:
- 
Geolocation
- 
Custom Splash Screens
- 
Secure Storage
- 
Media Library Access
And lots more
v1.1 is 
Go check out all the details:
https://nativephp.com/blog/mobile-v1-1-is-here
I’ve got a discount code for #phpstorm if anyone wants it
VXQ9L-5GXLJ-FJLXU-G58K5-YJYLR
We were just discussing this in the #Drupal world. It makes total sense for Drupal to lean more into #Symfony components. But imagine a shared PHP SDK for AI across #WordPress, #Drupal, #Laravel, powered by Symfony. Worth exploring.
https://symfony.com/blog/kicking-off-the-symfony-ai-initiative
@michabbb This doesn’t seem to be so much a problem with Laravel as it is a problem with people who commit their secrets to public repositories.
