In this special live episode, Jake and Michael sit down face to face (for the first time ever!) at Laracon US 2025 in Denver to bring you a recap of the conference atmosphere, and highlights from the talks right from the floor of the venue.

You'll hear about:

• The buzz around new Laravel features and packages
• Conference talk highlights and surprise crowd favourites
• What made this Laracon feel unique compared to previous years

Whether you were in the room or following from afar, this episode captures the vibe, voices, and fun of Laracon US 2025.

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.

Show links

• Conditionally Fail Queue Jobs While Throttling Exceptions in Laravel 12.20
• JetBrains PHPverse 2025: Videos are now live!
• Laravel in the First Half of 2025
• Run Laravel Pint Faster in Parallel Mode
• NativePHP for Mobile v1.1: Smaller, Smarter, and Ready to Scale
• Set up an AI-powered Laravel Development Environment with Claude Code and MCP Servers
• Native array_first() and array_last() Functions in PHP 8.5
• The Pipe Operator is Coming to PHP 8.5
• PHP 8.5 Introduces an INI Diff Option
• PHP Fatal Error Backtraces in PHP 8.5
• Laravel Performance Testing With Volt-Test PHP
• Intelligent Parsing and Formatting of Names in PHP Applications
• Laravel AI Chat Starter Kit

Tutorials

• Simplifying Stream Handling with Laravel's resource Method
• Dependency Injection in Laravel Closure Commands
• Laravel's in_array_keys Rule: Validating Partial Array Keys
• Content Negotiation with Laravel's prefers Method
• Laravel Request Content Type Inspection Methods
• Blade Authorization Directives for View Security
• Enhancing JSON Responses with Laravel Model Appends
• Enhanced Enum Processing with Laravel's Default Parameter Support
• Custom Object Casting in Laravel Models
• Laravel's Rule::contains() for Fluent Array Validation

Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.

Show links

• Laravel 12.19 Adds a useEloquentBuilder Attribute, a FailOnException Queue Middleware, and More
• Larallow is a Permissions Package With Support for Scopes
• Manipulate Image URLs in Laravel with the Image Transform Package
• Lightning Fast Schedule Management for Laravel
• PayHere for Laravel
• Generate Eloquent Models from Database Markup Language Files
• Generate awesome open graph images with Open Graphy
• Translate Your App to Other Languages With Laravel Gemini Translator
• Analyze Laravel Codebases with the Laravel Introspect Package
• Laravel Virtual Wallet

Tutorials

• Building a Task Reminder With Laravel and MongoDB
• Defining a Dedicated Query Builder in Laravel 12 With PHP Attributes
• Test Deferred Operations Easily with Laravel's withoutDefer Helper
• Handle Nested Arrays Elegantly with Laravel's fluent() Helper
• Reset Rate Limits Dynamically with Laravel's clear Method
• Dividing Collections with Laravel's splitIn Helper
• Tracking Cache Activity with Laravel Events
• Retrieving Command Parameters in Laravel Artisan
• Accepting Multiple Parameters in Laravel Commands
• Enhanced Enum Processing with Laravel's Default Parameter Support