Laravel : Repositories the right way

If you want to make your application testable you should really use Repositories in order to perform unit tests without touching the database.

In my case I was programming a Fantasy Football game and I will stick with the Team model.

Separation of Concerns with Laravel’s Eloquent Part 1: An Introduction

This series explores a strategy for using Eloquent to easily achieve a DataMapper-like design that improves overall maintainability and readability of medium-to-large applications.

Add Tagging to your Laravel App

In recent years, tagging systems have become a popular way of categorizing items, and you can find them…

Send both HTML and Plain Text Password Reminders in Laravel 5.1

Laravel comes with an included Authentication system complete with password resets that saves you from the burden of having to set it manually on all your projects. In one of the apps I built, there have been reports of…

Laravel News Podcast

I’m happy to announce a new Laravel News Podcast and the first two episodes are now live. My co-host on this podcast is…