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Artisan Weekly Edition 77

Edition №77

Published
Week ending March 27, 2026
Items
10 featured · 6 notable
● Top 10 Video companion
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Editor's
Note

Another great week, it feels like the community is really coming alive. The second Laravel Manchester took place and Laravel Wales was announced and the first event is in the calendar. It's a right buzz at the moment with so many great events that we as Laravel devs can go to now its great.

By
Daniel Newns

Top 10 Links

Featured · Edition 77
01
Blog Post Laravel Cloud laravel.com

K6 Load Testing on Laravel Cloud

Have you been thinking about moving to Laravel Cloud but wondered how well can it handle load? Well Devon has you covered with this comprehensive real-world load test of Laravel Cloud's autoscaling capabilities using k6, demonstrating how the platform handled 17,000 requests per second and 39.6 million total requests with realistic traffic patterns. The test reveals Laravel Cloud's impressive performance under extreme load, sustaining over a million requests per minute through the full middleware stack with minimal failures.

Devon Garbalosa
03
YouTube Video Talk youtube.com

PHP UK Conference 2026

If you didnt manage to make this years PHPUK Conference, the team have now released the videos for the full schedule

PHP UK Conference
04
Course AI / ML laracasts.com

The Batteries Included AI Toolkit

A comprehensive Laracasts series teaching Laravel developers how to integrate AI capabilities into their applications using modern tools and techniques. Perfect for developers looking to add intelligent features to their Laravel projects without starting from scratch.

Jeremy McPeak
06
Blog Post Docker ollieread.com

Composer Run Dev and Laravel Sail

Learn how to properly configure the new `composer run dev` command to work seamlessly with Laravel Sail. Ollie's detailed guide walks through the problem of running concurrent processes with Sail and provides a solution to avoid issues when stopping containers.

Ollie Read
07
Tool/Package Package cmorrell.com

Laravel Matrix Generator

A helpful tool that automatically generates GitHub Actions test matrices for Laravel projects, making it easier to test across multiple PHP and Laravel versions. Built by Chris Morrell to solve a common pain point in maintaining open source Laravel packages.

Chris Morrell
08
Tool/Package liminal.aschmelyun.com

Liminal

Andrew Schmelyun has been busy, recently building Liminal a browser based Laravel IDE, write code in your browser and see it run!

Andrew Schmelyun

Also Notable

+6 more
Blog Post dyrynda.com.au

Speed up your Livewire tests

Learn how a simple change from `fill()` to `set()` in Livewire tests can dramatically reduce test suite execution time from 22 seconds to 4 seconds. This upgrade tip helps developers optimize their Livewire testing performance by reducing unnecessary round-trips per field.

Michael Dyrynda
Blog Post
Podcast Episode masteringlaravel.io

Are you testing your app or just the framework?

Joel Clermont and Aaron discuss a crucial testing principle: if you can't make a test fail by changing your application code, it probably shouldn't be in your test suite. They share practical examples and explore how different test types help you focus on testing your actual business logic rather than Laravel's framework code.

Joel Clermont
Podcast Episode
Tool/Package phponline.dev

The PHP Community Pulse

A comprehensive PHP community hub that tracks language development, RFCs, and ecosystem health while curating content from top creators and podcasts. Perfect for staying up-to-date with PHP 8.5 development, Laravel news, and the broader PHP community pulse.

Steve McDougall
Tool/Package