The Midwest Artisan

By: Andy Hinkle & Dalton McCleery
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  • The Midwest Artisan Podcast brings you insights and discussions on all things Laravel, with a healthy dose of general web development and tech talk. Join Andy Hinkle and Dalton McCleery, two passionate Laravel developers from the Midwest, as they share their expertise, explore the latest trends, and dive into the world of coding. Whether you're a seasoned developer or just getting started, this podcast offers something for everyone who loves tech and Laravel. Connect with us: Andy Hinkle - X/@andyhnk Dalton McCleery - X/@DaltonMcCleery Cover Art by Robert Wade (robertcreates.com)
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Episodes
  • Do you write down methods in your migrations? Queue Serialization, Stubs, Laravel PR Ideas, Migrations vs. Seeders

    Do you write down methods in your migrations? Queue Serialization, Stubs, Laravel PR Ideas, Migrations vs. Seeders
    Dec 16 2024

    Happy Holidays! This week, we discuss tackling some queue serialization issues, debating migrations versus seeders, and discussing some new ideas for Laravel Core PRs. We also discuss PHP 8.4’s latest features, why down methods might be risky, and how custom stubs could make development smoother.
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Nightwatch and Chill

    Nightwatch and Chill
    Nov 26 2024

    In this episode of Midwest Artisan, we discuss Laravel Nightwatch, Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion, DTOs, and practical AI features in Laravel apps.

    Nightwatch QA with Matt Staufer: https://laravelpodcast.com/episodes/laracon-au-update-nightwatch-q-a
    Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion: https://travisnorthcutt.com/til/php-constructor-property-promotion/

    • (00:00) - - Intro
    • (00:05) - - Nightwatch
    • (09:09) - - Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion
    • (17:54) - - DTOs: Good? Bad? Ugly?
    • (27:56) - - API Resources vs DTOs
    • (33:53) - - Do you use Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor?
    • (41:07) - - Dalton adding AI to Laravel projects
    • (44:55) - - What’s a practical AI usage for clients?
    • (56:30) - - Outro
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    57 mins
  • Validate Everything

    Validate Everything
    Oct 29 2024

    This week we discuss the common occurrence of over-engineered abstractions, digging into post-request logic without losing our minds, analytics, and securing digital assets.

    Show Links:
    Mergeloop - https://mergeloop.dev/
    Zendesk Breach - https://therecord.media/internet-archive-alleged-zendesk-account-breach
    Heap Analytics - https://www.heap.io/
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    1 hr and 8 mins

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