The Midwest Artisan
Andy Hinkle & Dalton McCleery
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About Us + What is Laravel building?
The Midwest Artisan
08/15/24 • 61 min
A little about us, why we love Laravel, and what the heck is Laravel building?
Creators & Guests
- Andy Hinkle - Host
- Dalton McCleery - Host
Using Filament on the frontend, mockery, and documentation patterns
The Midwest Artisan
01/24/25 • 53 min
Happy New Year! In this episode, we talk about our goals for the year, dive into the latest Laravel updates, and explore model-based migrations. We also chat about using Filament components outside the admin panel, the struggles of testing with Mockery, and why GitHub Wiki's never work out.
- (00:00) - Intro
- (04:25) - Laravel is poppin'
- (10:56) - Model-Based Migrations
- (17:38) - Challenges of Model-Based Migrations
- (20:31) - Undocumented Laravel Nuggets
- (23:37) - Using Filament on the Frontend
- (24:52) - Integrating Filament on Frontend and Backend
- (33:00) - Why is Mockery so hard?
- (39:35) - GitHub Wikis never work out
Do you write down methods in your migrations? Queue Serialization, Stubs, Laravel PR Ideas, Migrations vs. Seeders
The Midwest Artisan
12/16/24 • 69 min
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.
Validate Everything
The Midwest Artisan
10/29/24 • 68 min
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/
Local API Mocking, Flux & Accessibility, PostgreSQL, Web Dev Battles
The Midwest Artisan
09/24/24 • 60 min
In this episode, we cover the launch of Caleb’s Flux UI component library, and dive into the benefits of mocking APIs locally for faster development. We also highlight Aaron Francis’ new Postgres course, and wrap things up with the web dev battle YouTube channel and how a foodie app we built, QuizKnows, played a role in landing our first jobs.
Show links:
Flux UI Launch Stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEMWcWQWJC0
Flux UI: https://fluxui.dev/
QuizKnows: https://github.com/ahinkle/quizknows
Web Dev Battle (Foodie Battle): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Oxy6WV7zag
Blazing Wing Challenge: https://www.buffalowildwings.com/blazin-challenge/
Nightwatch and Chill
The Midwest Artisan
11/26/24 • 57 min
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
57 Million Reasons to Love Laravel
The Midwest Artisan
09/11/24 • 62 min
In this episode, Andy and Dalton dive into a wide array[] of topics, from Laravel's exciting $57 million funding to the buzz around FluxUI’s pricing drama and the much-anticipated features coming in Inertia 2.0.
Along the way, they explore the need for a modernized PHP documentation (shoutout to Tim McDonald for his work!), a fun chat about Dalton’s latest project, and... shaving and beards?
Show Links:
Laravel raises $57M: https://x.com/taylorotwell/status/1831668872732180697
Theo: https://x.com/t3dotgg/status/1833086692565106692
Caleb's Notes on Work: https://notesonwork.transistor.fm/
Tim's PHP Docs refresh: https://x.com/timacdonald87/status/1631504755225919489
Connect with us:
Andy Hinkle - X/@andyhnk
Dalton McCleery - X/@DaltonMcCleery
- (00:00) - Intro
- (02:06) - Laravel Secures $57 Million in Funding
- (08:16) - The Drama of FluxUI's Pricing
- (13:30) - The Importance of Kindness in the Developer Community
- (17:58) - Exciting Features in Inertia 2.0
- (21:30) - The Growing Influence of the Laravel Ecosystem
- (27:14) - Laravel's Plans and Projects
- (33:11) - Tim McDonald's Work on Improving the PHP Documentation
- (50:42) - Shaving Habits and Preferences.. yeah..
- (52:56) - Dalton Project X update
- (56:43) - Handling SaaS Subscriptions
- (59:07) - The Delightful Artisan Brew
- (01:05:31) - Outro
The real jackpot is the Laravel community
The Midwest Artisan
09/02/24 • 53 min
This week, we're diving into all things post-Laracon! Andy shares his wild adventure just getting to Dallas with a few unexpected twists and turns along the way. We break down the highlights from Laracon, including the exciting announcements about Laravel Cloud and the amazing talks that left us inspired and ready to code.
But what truly makes Laracon special? The community. From the great conversations to the friendly faces, it's the people who make Laracon an unforgettable experience every time.
Plus, Andy gives a heartfelt follow-up on his podcast idea, Artisan's Journey. He opens up about the overwhelming positive feedback he received at Laracon and how it’s fueling his passion to continue exploring the journeys of fellow developers.
Andy and Dalton cap it off with their excitement about Laravel Cloud and how excited they are to see Laravel's growth in years to come.
Show Links:
https://cloud.laravel.com/
Connect with us:
Andy Hinkle - X/@andyhnk
Dalton McCleery - X/@DaltonMcCleery
Those aren't NBA players, just a bunch of nerdy developers
The Midwest Artisan
08/26/24 • 65 min
We dive into NullStar 2024, the ultimate basketball showdown between Team Laravel and the Terminal Boys. We share our admiration for Caleb Porzio (who’s definitely on Team Laravel!). Plus, we explore staying productive in development, Andy's ambitious idea to track all Laravel events, and Dalton's latest package release—Remote Models.
If you're at Laracon this week, "yo dude" me!
Show Links:
NullStar 2024
Caleb Prozio crossed $1m on GitHub Sponsorships
Dalton's package, Remote Models
Mostly Technical Ep. 48
The Laravel Coffee Blend
Terminal Boys (terminal.shop)
Connect with us:
Andy Hinkle - X/@andyhnk
Dalton McCleery - X/@DaltonMcCleery
The gap between the last Standard Plan and Enterprise
The Midwest Artisan
08/19/24 • 66 min
This week, we dive into A/B testing and the challenges that come with the jump from the highest non-enterprise plan to full enterprise. We also discuss some Laravel shop talk, sharing the tools we've been using recently. Plus, Andy introduces his new podcast idea, where he plans to interview Laravel community members and explore their unique development journeys.
Podcast artwork mentioned on the show is by Robert Wade, robertcreates.com
Connect with us:
Andy Hinkle - X/@andyhnk
Dalton McCleery - X/@DaltonMcCleery
- (00:00) - Intro
- (00:19) - How's it going?
- (01:19) - Our new podcast art cover
- (03:32) - A/B Testing - Bring a fat wallet
- (08:15) - The large gap between the last plan and enterprise is frustrating
- (13:52) - Artisan's Journey - Andy's Podcast Idea
- (28:31) - Laravel Tools
- (39:15) - Is reusing Red Solo cups a boomer Midwest thing?
- (41:13) - Underrated Laravel Stuff Lately
- (52:44) - How do you retroactively sync records with third-party APIs?
- (01:06:00) - Wrap + Outro
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Midwest Artisan have?
The Midwest Artisan currently has 13 episodes available.
What topics does The Midwest Artisan cover?
The podcast is about Coding, Entrepreneurship, Startup, Saas, Php, Css, Podcasts, Dev, Technology, Business and Programming.
What is the most popular episode on The Midwest Artisan?
The episode title '57 Million Reasons to Love Laravel' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Midwest Artisan?
The average episode length on The Midwest Artisan is 62 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Midwest Artisan released?
Episodes of The Midwest Artisan are typically released every 12 days, 19 hours.
When was the first episode of The Midwest Artisan?
The first episode of The Midwest Artisan was released on Aug 15, 2024.
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