Weekly tips #4

content/authors/alexjgarrett.md

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content/authors/austencam.md

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+username: austencam
+name: 'Austen Cameron'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1398382260542390279/83-mTSq1_normal.jpg'
+---

content/authors/bhaidar.md

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-name: 'Bilal Haidar . Laravel Enthusiast'
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+name: 'Bilal Haidar | Laravel Enthusiast'
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content/authors/cerbero90.md

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+username: cerbero90
+name: 'Andrea Marco Sartori'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/956500408377139200/QkHAZFZ9_normal.jpg'
+---

content/authors/tobias_petry.md

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 username: tobias_petry
-name: 'Tobias Petry'
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+name: Tobias_Petry.sql
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content/threads/weekly-thread-2022-04.md

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+slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+title: 'Weekly thread #04 of 2022'
+tweet_id: '1487081923289640961'
+author_username: archtechx
+created_at: 2022-01-28T16:33:49+00:00
+links: {  }
+---
+🔥 This week's code tips for Laravel developers
+
+A weekly thread 🧵

content/tips/convert-email-addresses-to-full-names-with-the-help-of-strheadline.md

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+title: 'Convert email addresses to full names with the help of Str::headline()'
+tweet_id: '1487081950900736012'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: SteveTheBauman
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKDXqE8XoAU5xO8.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:40+00:00
+slug: convert-email-addresses-to-full-names-with-the-help-of-strheadline
+---
+Ran into a great use-case for Str::headline() -- Generating displayable usernames from email addresses 👌

content/tips/higher-order-messages-are-a-great-way-to-tidy-up-long-collection-logic.md

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+title: 'Higher-order messages are a great way to tidy up long collection logic'
+tweet_id: '1487081947864002572'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: alexjgarrett
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKD7ajmXIAAEjTW.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:39+00:00
+slug: higher-order-messages-are-a-great-way-to-tidy-up-long-collection-logic
+---
+Sometimes I forget about higher order collection messages in Laravel, but they're a great way to shorten and tidy up your code ✨
+
+Here's a simplified (and not recommended) example.

content/tips/laravels-container-can-be-used-for-resolving-variadic-dependencies.md

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+title: 'Laravel''s container can be used for resolving variadic dependencies'
+tweet_id: '1487081929123897344'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: cerbero90
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJ7_971aUAoMZF5.png'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:35+00:00
+slug: laravels-container-can-be-used-for-resolving-variadic-dependencies
+---
+Since @laravelphp 8.79 it is possible to resolve variadic dependencies out of the IoC container.
+
+This is quite useful for type-hinting and static analysis and allows us to bind a set of concrete implementations to an abstraction layer.
+
+#Laravel #PHP

content/tips/the-value-helper-returns-the-passed-value-unless-its-invokable-then-it-first-calls-it.md

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+title: 'The value() helper returns the passed value UNLESS it''s invokable — then it first calls it'
+tweet_id: '1487081938623995912'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: marcelpociot
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJ-5q6EWQAMKjpX.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:37+00:00
+slug: the-value-helper-returns-the-passed-value-unless-its-invokable-then-it-first-calls-it
+---
+I absolutely love the little "value" helper method in @laravelphp as it allows you to create beautiful APIs with ease under the hood.

content/tips/use-eloquent-scopes-to-clean-up-complex-relation-queries.md

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+title: 'Use Eloquent scopes to clean up complex relation queries'
+tweet_id: '1487081935478276103'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: archtechx
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKCIrumVQAcD8RB.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:36+00:00
+slug: use-eloquent-scopes-to-clean-up-complex-relation-queries
+---
+🔥 Eloquent scopes pair very well with complex relation queries
+
+Scopes should also have @method annotations. They make the model more self-documenting & better supported in IDEs

content/tips/use-postgresqls-trigram-indexes-to-make-where-like-queries-faster.md

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+title: 'Use PostgreSQL''s trigram indexes to make WHERE LIKE queries faster'
+tweet_id: '1487081932202463236'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: tobias_petry
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKB7gJiWQAwc5QS.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:35+00:00
+slug: use-postgresqls-trigram-indexes-to-make-where-like-queries-faster
+---
+⚡️ Database Tip
+
+Every database performance guide is repeating the false statement stating WHERE LIKE '%search%' queries can't use an index. That is just not true! Most probably your database can't, but PostgreSQL implements trigram indexes which will make this really fast!

content/tips/use-tailwinds-color-opacity-modifier-to-change-the-background-color-and-opacity-in-a-single-class.md

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+title: 'Use Tailwind''s color opacity modifier to change the background color and opacity in a single class'
+tweet_id: '1487081941711028227'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: austencam
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FKJYn3PUYAEecqU.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:38+00:00
+slug: use-tailwinds-color-opacity-modifier-to-change-the-background-color-and-opacity-in-a-single-class
+---
+✨Did you know Tailwind CSS has a shorthand syntax for background, border, and text opacity?
+
+🔗 https://tailwindcss.com/docs/background-color#changing-the-opacity

content/tips/you-can-use-the-date-helper-on-the-request-class-to-retrieve-a-value-as-a-carbon-instance.md

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+title: 'You can use the date helper on the Request class to retrieve a value as a Carbon instance'
+tweet_id: '1487081926103945217'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: mmartin_joo
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJ49UFhWYAEWFyu.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:34+00:00
+slug: you-can-use-the-date-helper-on-the-request-class-to-retrieve-a-value-as-a-carbon-instance
+---
+💡There's a really helpful date helper on the Request class.
+
+You can retrieve a value as a Carbon instance:

content/tips/you-can-use-usecurrent-usecurrentonupdate-on-timestamp-fields-in-your-migrations.md

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+title: 'You can use useCurrent() & useCurrentOnUpdate() on timestamp fields in your migrations'
+tweet_id: '1487081944777035777'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-04
+author_username: bhaidar
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FJX3Lg1VUAEvcQH.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-01-28T15:15:38+00:00
+slug: you-can-use-usecurrent-usecurrentonupdate-on-timestamp-fields-in-your-migrations
+---
+🌶️ #Laravel tip: When using timestamp() columns in Laravel Migrations, append the useCurrent() & useCurrentOnUpdate()  to set timestamp columns' default value to CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+
+#PHP #Developers