Week 35/2022 (#32)

content/authors/DanSysAnalyst.md

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+username: DanSysAnalyst
+name: 'Dan 🇺🇦'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1378978815712628737/V2q0dtWi_normal.jpg'
+---

content/authors/PovilasKorop.md

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+username: PovilasKorop
+name: 'Povilas Korop | Laravel Courses Creator & Youtuber'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1576085948743524352/JQ-gfbyf_normal.jpg'
+---

content/authors/enunomaduro.md

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 username: enunomaduro
-avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1514432896102109185/LMj2oeW8_normal.jpg'
-name: 'Nuno Maduro 🤌🏻'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1573244584943042560/9Mq8p_QH_normal.jpg'
+name: 'nuno maduro 🤌🏻'
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content/authors/freekmurze.md

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 username: freekmurze
-avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1492514213381746692/DARB_SUs_normal.jpg'
+avatar: 'https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1578325143356678146/sf9MoAbW_normal.jpg'
 name: 'Freek Van der Herten 🔭'
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content/threads/weekly-thread-2022-35.md

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+slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+title: 'Weekly thread #35 of 2022'
+tweet_id: '1596508349322866688'
+author_username: archtechx
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:06+00:00
+links: {  }
+---
+🔥 We're back to posting our threads!
+
+In our news thread (will be posted shortly after this one), I'll share some updates about Tenancy v4 and our content schedule
+
+In the meantime: Best Laravel tips from the past few months 👇

content/tips/strmask-lets-you-mask-a-portion-of-a-string-with-a-character-eg.md

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+title: '`Str::mask()` lets you mask a portion of a string with a character (e.g. *)'
+tweet_id: '1596508370952855553'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: PovilasKorop
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhCmZ9IX0AAiTED.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:11+00:00
+slug: strmask-lets-you-mask-a-portion-of-a-string-with-a-character-eg
+---
+Laravel tip. From Laravel 8.69, there's a "Str::mask()" method which masks a portion of the string with a repeated character like "*".

content/tips/use-composer-outdated-direct-to-view-outdated-dependencies-of-your-app.md

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+title: 'Use `composer outdated --direct` to view outdated dependencies of your app'
+tweet_id: '1596508368146817030'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: freekmurze
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FfXlKEyWAAcxHaQ.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:11+00:00
+slug: use-composer-outdated-direct-to-view-outdated-dependencies-of-your-app
+---
+Using `composer outdated —direct` you can view any dependency of your app that has a major / minor / patch release available.
+
+Here’s the output for the Laravel app that powers https://freek.dev

content/tips/you-can-create-a-special-index-for-a-transformation-of-a-column.md

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+title: 'You can create a special index for a transformation of a column'
+tweet_id: '1596508360001482753'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: tobias_petry
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FdvFZNTXwAAwzV6.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:09+00:00
+slug: you-can-create-a-special-index-for-a-transformation-of-a-column
+---
+⚡️ Database Tip
+
+Most developers are puzzled that indexes are not used for e.g. WHERE LOWER(email) = ?. But contrary to common belief, an index can be created for these cases! It's called a function-based index and is supported by MySQL and PostgreSQL.
+
+https://sqlfordevs.com/function-based-index

content/tips/you-can-echo-backed-enums-in-blade.md

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+title: 'You can echo backed enums in Blade'
+tweet_id: '1596508357317185536'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: enunomaduro
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FeQJefMXEAEnOON.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:08+00:00
+slug: you-can-echo-backed-enums-in-blade
+---
+Papercut: starting today's @laravelphp release, Blade can now infer values from PHP 8.1 backed enums. 💅🏻

content/tips/you-can-run-your-tests-in-a-random-order.md

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+title: 'You can run your tests in a random order'
+tweet_id: '1596508351872917504'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: DanSysAnalyst
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbeprM_XoAEDnVJ.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:07+00:00
+slug: you-can-run-your-tests-in-a-random-order
+---
+🙂🙃🙂 Have you ever tried running your tests in random order? 
+
+This can be helpful to detect interdependencies between tests.
+
+(works on @pestphp and PHPUnit)

content/tips/you-can-temporarily-disable-an-index-by-making-it-invisible.md

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+title: 'You can temporarily disable an index by making it INVISIBLE'
+tweet_id: '1596508362643865600'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: tobias_petry
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fcmcb3wWQAELfyk.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:10+00:00
+slug: you-can-temporarily-disable-an-index-by-making-it-invisible
+---
+⚡️ Database Tip
+
+Deleting an unused index is still a risky operation: If you are wrong (and it is still needed) the database will become slow. Before deleting it, you can make the index invisible first and make it visible again instantly if you still need it.

content/tips/you-can-use-a-partial-index-to-enforce-uniqueness-in-tables-that-can-have-soft-deleted-records.md

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+title: 'You can use a partial index to enforce uniqueness in tables that can have soft-deleted records'
+tweet_id: '1596508365370191873'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: tobias_petry
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FhHXgF4XoAAHwU3.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:10+00:00
+slug: you-can-use-a-partial-index-to-enforce-uniqueness-in-tables-that-can-have-soft-deleted-records
+---
+⚡️ Database Tip
+
+Unique indexes can not be created in some cases because a value is duplicated by e.g. soft-deleted rows.
+
+But with partial indexes and creative tricks you can exclude some rows to create the uniqueness constraint on a selection of rows.
+
+https://sqlfordevs.com/unique-index-ignore-some-rows

content/tips/you-can-use-backticks-to-execute-a-shell-command-in-php.md

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+title: 'You can use backticks (``) to execute a shell command in PHP'
+tweet_id: '1596508354536304640'
+thread_slug: weekly-thread-2022-35
+author_username: freekmurze
+images:
+    - 'https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FbbpXeyWIAAR40j.jpg'
+created_at: 2022-11-26T14:17:08+00:00
+slug: you-can-use-backticks-to-execute-a-shell-command-in-php
+---
+🐘 Can you believe I didn’t know that PHP has a backtick operator? 
+
+Anything between `` will be executed like shell_exec and returned 🤯
+
+Docs: https://www.php.net/manual/en/language.operators.execution.php