We can now make comparisons between related models without further database access.
// BEFORE: the foreign key is taken from the Post model$post->author_id === $user->id; // BEFORE: An additional request is made to get the User model from the Author relationship$post->author->is($user); // AFTER$post->author()->is($user);
Tip given by @PascalBaljet
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