What If We Didn't Use a Database?
Leading up to this episode, I've been doing some thinking. Yes, we can store achievement badges within the database, but where do we put the logic that …
Leading up to this episode, I've been doing some thinking. Yes, we can store achievement badges within the database, but where do we put the logic that …
You may encounter situations when the order that the elements occur naturally in your HTML is interfering with your desired layout for mobile devices. Have no …
Consider the common example of a heading that should remain fixed to the top of the page until the next section becomes visible. Traditionally, developers have …
You many find yourself wanting to reverse the order of certain elements on the page, when viewed on a mobile device. The most common illustration of this is …
PHPStorm scopes allow you to specify a particular subset of files for various operations, such as "Find in Path" and code inspections. Have you ever searched …
In this episode, we'll construct the relationship between a user and their respective achievements. As you'll see, this is a prime use-case for a generic pivot …
It sounds like we'll need an Achievement Eloquent model, as well as its associated database table. Let's use TDD to construct both.
While pixels have long been the go-to unit for declaring font-sizes, the truth is that, these days, it's not the best choice. What if, instead, we could …
It will come as no surprise that Forge offers an API to programmatically access all operations that can be accomplished through the browser. This means, if you …
Just as you can edit the php.ini file on your server through Laravel Forge, the same is true for your Nginx configuration.
Once your domain is configured with Laravel Forge, you can optionally configure a redirect to point non-www traffic to the www version, or of course the other …
Registering an SSL certificate on your server is usually a tricky and confusing process. But not with Laravel Forge!
Queues allow us to push time-consuming tasks to a background job, where they can be processed by a worker. This allows for a snappier feedback loop for your …
In this lesson, come along as I refactor my "slide up" modal Vue components. The goal will be to ensure that future modals will be as simple and intuitive as …
Let's drop down a level and write a test to ensure that, when experience is awarded to a user, an announcement (or event) is made to the rest of our applicatio…
Like so many other things in life, starting a new feature is the hardest part. We're creating something out of nothing. It's not an easy task to define how …
The dream is that, as you construct a page, you follow a mobile-first cycle: make it look nice on mobile devices, and then build out from there. The truth, …
In this episode, we'll work through a refactor of the "Browse" page here at Laracasts. I've tweaked the code just enough to give us a variety of small …
So far in this series, we've used templates to declare our desired HTML structures. However, there's another way: render functions. Though you won't reach for …
In this episode, we'll construct a standard tooltip using three techniques: data attributes, Vue directives, and dedicated Vue components. View the source code …