Instead of:
User::orderBy('created_at', 'desc')->get();
You can do it quicker:
User::latest()->get();
By default, latest() will order by created_at.
There is an opposite method oldest() which would order by created_at ascending:
User::oldest()->get();
Also, you can specify another column to order by. For example, if you want to use updated_at, you can do this:
$lastUpdatedUser = User::latest('updated_at')->first();
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