Laravel is one of the most popular PHP frameworks. It provides a base to quickly start a project and is used by many developers that are just starting their journey, as well as very experienced devs.
Last year with the release of Laravel 9, they changed the schedule of their releases from two a year to one a year. This year marks the release of Laravel 10.
Here are some notable changes we have seen in this upgrade:
Guest Middleware
The deprecation of the unauthenticated middleware and introduction of the guest middleware makes it easier for developers to manage user authentication, and authorisation in their application. The guest middleware provides more clarity on the intended behaviour for unauthenticated users.
Laravel Pennant
This is a new first-party package witch allows you to easily define features and wasily determine if user has access to this feature.
For more about Laravel Pennant check Pennant Documentation.
Help with testing
The new assertSessionHasInput method in testing allows developers to easily check for the presence of specific form inputs in a response, providing more clarity and accuracy in tests.
The new withoutMiddleware method in testing API endpoints allows developers to test their API routes more easily, without the interference of middleware.
The Artisan test command has received a new --profile option that allows you to easily identify the slowest tests in your application.
Easier deployment
The inclusion of environment variables in the config:cache command by default makes it easier for developers to deploy their application, as all configuration is included in the cached file.
Horizon and Telescope
Popular tools used for Laravel powered Redis queues and checking the requests coming to your application has gotten a fresh design.
Better error messages
Improved error messages for type hints in controller methods make it easier for developers to identify and resolve type-related issues in their code.
Process Layer
New Laravel comes with an abstract layer for starting and interacting with external processes.
With Laravel's Process layer, you can easily execute system commands from your Laravel application. This is useful when you need to perform system-level tasks like creating a new user, installing a package, or managing files.
You can use Laravel's Process layer to start, stop, and monitor external services like a web server, a database server, or a message queue. This can help you automate the deployment and management of your application.
Overall, Laravel's Process layer provides a flexible and powerful way to interact with external processes from within your Laravel application. It can help you automate tasks, improve performance, and streamline your development workflow.
Better support for MongoDB
Enhanced support for MongoDB, including improved model serialisation and query builder functionality, making it easier for developers to work with MongoDB in their Laravel application.
New error logger
The new log method in the Illuminate\Support\Debug\Dumper class in Laravel 10 improves error handling and debugging, providing developers with more information and insights into issues that may occur in their application.
PHP Version changes, bug and security final fix dates
Laravel 10 is dropping PHP 8.0 and now the min PHP version is PHP 8.1. This means if you want to upgrade your app you will have to make sure it uses the up to date PHP (8.1 or 8.2 at the time of writing this article).
The Bug Fixes for the Laravel 10 release is up until August 6th 2024, and the Security Fixes for the Laravel 10 release is up until February 4th 2025.
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Sebastian Tracz
Senior Magento Developer
Sebastian is a Senior Magento Developer who has worked on eCommerce projects since 2019 and has been with Develo since 2021. Seb’s favourite aspect of web development is impacting clients’ businesses through meticulous detail in development. His favourite aspects of Magento are its flexibility for client growth and its supportive community. His best achievement from his time at Develo so far is writing a top-performing Laravel blog. Outside of work, he is a rockstar in several bands..
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