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Horses for Courses

The Laracasts Snippet by Jeffrey Way

Mar 29, 202400:12:57Technology

We love tools: linters, type checkers, test runners, asset compilers, et al. Whilst these tools can help solve problems, they might also be a sledgehammer when all you really need is a screwdriver. Let me tell you a litt...

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Horses for Courses is an episode from The Laracasts Snippet by Jeffrey Way. We love tools: linters, type checkers, test runners, asset compilers, et al. Whilst these tools can help solve problems, they might also be a sledgehammer when all...

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We love tools: linters, type checkers, test runners, asset compilers, et al. Whilst these tools can help solve problems, they might also be a sledgehammer when all you really need is a screwdriver. Let me tell you a little anecdote about upgrading my personal site to Laravel 11, and why sometimes removing a tool is even better than adding one.

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Published Mar 29, 2024 and 00:12:57 long