Matt & Taylor’s Preferred Tech Stacks for New Laravel Apps

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In this jam-packed episode, we dive deep into the world of app development, exploring the essential choices and tools that shape a successful project from start to finish. Join us as we share our preferred tech stacks for launching a brand new app, discuss the intricacies of hosting and deploying Laravel applications, and explore the myriad of options available.

Whether you're a seasoned developer or just embarking on your coding journey, consider this episode your roadmap to cultivating a robust and efficient app development process.

Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
Laracon AU - https://laracon.au/
Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
Inertia - https://inertiajs.com/
Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
Blade - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/blade
Breeze - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/starter-kits#laravel-breezeJetstream:
Herd: https://herd.laravel.com/
Valet: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/valet
Docker: https://www.docker.com
DBngin: https://dbngin.com/
Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
Takeout: https://github.com/tighten/takeout
VS code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
PHPstorm: https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
Sublime Text: https://www.sublimetext.com/
Sarah Drasner Nightowl Theme: https://vscodethemes.com/e/sdras.night-owl/night-owl
Bugsnag: https://www.bugsnag.com/
Sentry: https://sentry.io/for/php/
Pusher: https://pusher.com/docs/beams/reference/server-sdk-php/
Envoyer - https://envoyer.io/
Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/
Postmark: https://postmarkapp.com/send-email/php
Github actions: https://github.com/features/actions
Honeybadger: https://docs.honeybadger.io/lib/php/
Flare: https://flareapp.io/
Chipper CI: https://chipperci.com/
Algolia: https://www.algolia.com/
Oh Dear: https://ohdear.app/
Telescope: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/telescope
Horizon: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/horizon
Papertrail: https://www.papertrail.com

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The Laravel Podcast

Matt & Taylor’s Preferred Tech Stacks for New Laravel Apps

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published 2 years ago

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Whether you're a seasoned developer or just embarking on your coding journey, consider this episode your roadmap to cultivating a robust and efficient app development process.

Taylor Otwell's Twitter - https://twitter.com/taylorotwell
Matt Stauffer’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/stauffermatt
Laravel Twitter - https://twitter.com/laravelphp
Laravel Website - https://laravel.com/
Tighten.co - https://tighten.com/
Laracon AU - https://laracon.au/
Forge - https://forge.laravel.com/
Livewire: https://laravel-livewire.com/
Inertia - https://inertiajs.com/
Tailwind: https://tailwindcss.com/
Blade - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/blade
Breeze - https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/starter-kits#laravel-breezeJetstream:
Herd: https://herd.laravel.com/
Valet: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/valet
Docker: https://www.docker.com
DBngin: https://dbngin.com/
Homebrew: https://brew.sh/
Takeout: https://github.com/tighten/takeout
VS code: https://code.visualstudio.com/
PHPstorm: https://www.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/
Sublime Text: https://www.sublimetext.com/
Sarah Drasner Nightowl Theme: https://vscodethemes.com/e/sdras.night-owl/night-owl
Bugsnag: https://www.bugsnag.com/
Sentry: https://sentry.io/for/php/
Pusher: https://pusher.com/docs/beams/reference/server-sdk-php/
Envoyer - https://envoyer.io/
Vapor - https://vapor.laravel.com/
Postmark: https://postmarkapp.com/send-email/php
Github actions: https://github.com/features/actions
Honeybadger: https://docs.honeybadger.io/lib/php/
Flare: https://flareapp.io/
Chipper CI: https://chipperci.com/
Algolia: https://www.algolia.com/
Oh Dear: https://ohdear.app/
Telescope: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/telescope
Horizon: https://laravel.com/docs/10.x/horizon
Papertrail: https://www.papertrail.com

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