This Week in Laravel: No More dd() and No More DB Enums?

Hey hey, Useful Laravel links to read/watch for this week of August 21, 2025.

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From my YouTube Channel

LaraDumps: A Package for Better dd() in Laravel/PHP
If you often debug with dd() in PHP/Laravel, there's a better way. A separate tool that will show you the debugging info, without interrupting your application.

Laravel Migrations: Don't (Ever?) Use Enums in DB
If you have a set of options, better define them in PHP Enum than DB Enum. Let me explain.

Filament v3 to v4 Upgrade Process: Plugins, Laravel, Tailwind, etc.
I will demonstrate how to upgrade Filament 3 project to Filament 4.

NEW Inertia v2.1 with Form Component: Before/After Examples
There's a new syntax of Form instead of useForm, let me show you in action.

Anonymize Laravel Package: Hide "Sensitive" Data for Demos with Faker
A new Laravel package to replace some DB columns with your Faker rules, when showing the data on the page.

Laravel Pivot Tables: Do You Add ID and Timestamps? (Poll Result)
I've asked people on Twitter and LinkedIn whether they put id, created_at and updated_at in their many-to-many pivot tables. Let's review the results.

From Laravel Community

Building a Multi-Step Form With Laravel, Livewire, and MongoDB - Laravel News
laravel-news.com

Learn how to build a multi-step form in Laravel using Livewire and MongoDB. This step-by-step tutorial covers environment setup, database configuration, form validation, and real-time data saving with MongoDB’s flexible schema.

How hard it is to find a remote Laravel job? : r/laravel
reddit.com

I have lots of freelancing experience and have built my own products, but I’ve never worked at a company. So I’d like to know your thoughts, what was your experience getting a Laravel job? I honestly enjoy Laravel, but job market is tough!!

Deferring Events Including Model Events in Laravel
nabilhassen.com

Utilize deferred events in Laravel to delay event dispatching, including model events, ensuring listeners run only after all records are ready.

Laravel Queues Under the Hood
wendelladriel.com

Discover the mechanics behind the Laravel Queue System

Why this new Livewire version changes everything
youtube.com

There were so many awesome things announced at the 2025 Laracon US, but, unsurprisingly to many, the Livewire v4 sneak peek was my favorite.

vizra-ai/vizra-adk: Build, test, and deploy intelligent AI agents the Laravel way
github.com

Build, test, and deploy intelligent AI agents the Laravel way - vizra-ai/vizra-adk

Laravel Cloud: More Features, Smarter Pricing
blog.laravel.com

Laravel Cloud pricing changes: new plan names, more features, and predictable usage-based billing start today.

Martin Joo on X: "Here are some of the most basic monitoring techniques you can start using immediately"
x.com

It takes ~30 minutes to set up these.