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Jake and Michael discuss all the latest Laravel releases, tutorials, and happenings in the community.
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Jake and Michael open the episode with light banter about the impending tax deadline in the US, which is April 15th. They humorously acknowledge the stress and pressure associated with last-minute tax filing and propose a distraction from it by shifting focus to more positive topics.
The hosts share updates about their current weather conditions, with Jake enjoying warmer weather while Michael experiences a cool transition to winter. They chuckle about their exercise routines, highlighting Michael’s running and Jake’s swimming, leading to a humorous exchange regarding their respective efforts in fitness and sports.
In this segment, the hosts dive into the latest Laravel releases, covering version 12.7.0 and 12.8.0. They discuss new features including resource helper functions, the 'where attached' method for Eloquent, and automatic relationship loading in Laravel. The conversation emphasizes the simplifications these features bring to developers' lives, making code cleaner and enhancing overall efficiency.
Jake highlights a conversation with Zuzana K from the Larabelles initiative, focusing on supporting women and non-binary individuals in Laravel development. Michael and Jake discuss the significance of representation at tech conferences and celebrate the increased visibility of diverse voices in the community.
The hosts review several new Laravel packages and tutorials, detailing features like image dimension validation, the Laravel Unique package for ensuring field uniqueness, and the Whisp SSH server package. They express excitement about practical applications of these packages in streamlining workflows and enhancing developer productivity.
Michael and Jake bring attention to their sponsor, CodeRabbit, emphasizing how it can drastically reduce code review time with AI-driven tools specifically designed for PHP developers. They discuss its advantages over traditional methods, highlighting features like automatic PR summaries and security issue detection.
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