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tailwind May 16th, 2026

Upgrade a Laravel App from Tailwind v3 to v4 with the Official Upgrade Tool

Tailwind v4 is a rewrite: Rust engine, no tailwind.config.js, renamed gradient and shadow scales. Here is the exact upgrade path I took on a production Laravel app, with the gotchas the upgrade tool will not catch for you.

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php April 21st, 2026

PHP 8.5 Deprecations Cheat Sheet: What to Fix Before Upgrading

PHP 8.5 ships with a batch of deprecations that will become hard errors in PHP 9.0. Here's the complete list with one-line fixes and a Rector command to automate the scan.

5 min read →
laravel April 10th, 2026

Upgrading From Laravel 12 to Laravel 13: The Practical Guide

The Laravel 13 upgrade is mostly painless: but three config areas will silently change how your app behaves if you skip them. Here's what actually changed and what's worth adopting.

7 min read →
laravel March 25th, 2026

Upgrading from Livewire 3 to Livewire 4: A Practical Migration Guide

Livewire 4 shipped in early 2026 with SFCs, smarter wire:model, and a leaner Volt story. Here's how to upgrade a real app without surprises.

8 min read →
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