A minimal personal bloghttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-boost/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-boost/In the era of AI, LLMs are undeniably part of our workflow. Let's make them suck less with Laravel Boost.Sat, 23 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-custom-query-builders/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-custom-query-builders/Laravel scopes make queries much more readable, but they come with a lot of magic. Custom Query Builders fix this issue, let me show you how to use them.Mon, 18 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-a-little-bit-of-macros/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-a-little-bit-of-macros/One way to extend Laravel with custom methods is through macros and mixins. Let me show you how!Sun, 03 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-extend-the-framework/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-extend-the-framework/Laravel comes with tons of features, but sometimes, you just need to extend it a little bit. I will show you how!Mon, 27 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-the-strategy-pattern/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-the-strategy-pattern/Have you ever wondered how Laravel switches between different drivers' implementations? Well, hang tight, we will learn how!Sun, 12 May 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/facades-write-testable-code/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/facades-write-testable-code/Laravel relies heavily on Facades. Some might think they are anti-patterns, but I believe that if they are used correctly, they can result in clean and testable code. Let's see how.Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-zero-tcp-server/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-zero-tcp-server/Building console applications can be a lot of fun, but also quite challenging. However, Laravel Zero makes it incredibly easy and way more enjoyable!Sun, 25 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/code-to-an-interface/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/code-to-an-interface/How often have you heard "Code to an interface"? I'm sure, at least a few times, and I know it can be hard to understand at first. I've been there, so let's see what it means.Sun, 04 Feb 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-eager-loading-is-bad/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-eager-loading-is-bad/Whenever we encounter an N+1, we usually resort to Eager Loading. As much as it seems like the appropriate solution, it can be the opposite..Sun, 28 Jan 2024 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-core-facades/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-core-facades/Laravel offers an elegant method-calling feature called Facades. At first glance, they resemble static methods, but well, they are not! What kind of magic is Laravel doing?Mon, 18 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-core-csrf/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-core-csrf/Not once, not twice have we faced the infamous 'Token Mismatch' exception in Laravel. But hey, the poor guy is just looking out for you, trying to shield you from the evil 😈, let's have a look..Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/php-attributes/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/php-attributes/PHP 8 has introduced attributes, which are quite impressive and powerful, in this article will use them to toggle Laravel routes on and off, how cool is that?Tue, 21 Nov 2023 22:12:03 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-envoy/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-envoy/If you feel like you are doing the same things over and over again, it's time to automate, and this article is all about how to do it!Sun, 25 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/vscode-and-laravel-pint/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/vscode-and-laravel-pint/Integrate Laravel Pint with VS Code using 2 methods, Extensions and Tasks, to ensure a consistent code style.Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-sse/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/laravel-sse/Looking to add real-time notifications to your Laravel application, but without WebSockets and Long Polling? This article has got you covered!Wed, 05 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMThttps://blog.oussama-mater.tech/overthewire/https://blog.oussama-mater.tech/overthewire/Hello! you'll find my solutions to the Bandit challenges with an explanation, hopefully, this helps you if you're struggling.Sun, 01 May 2022 00:00:00 GMT