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Eric L. Barnes

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Creator of Laravel News @laravelnews.com Email me: eric@ericlbarnes.com

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Laravel Cloud Adds “Markdown for Agents” to Serve AI-Friendly Content - Laravel News Laravel Cloud introduces Markdown for Agents, allowing applications to serve Markdown instead of HTML when requested by AI tools, improving machine readability and future-proofing apps for agent traffic.

Laravel Cloud Adds “Markdown for Agents” to Serve AI-Friendly Content posted by @ericlbarnes.com laravel-news.com/laravel-clou...

17.02.2026 22:25 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

2026 is starting off with a bang! ‼️

- Laravel Ai
- Livewire 4
- Statamic 6
- Filament 5
- Inertia

And that’s just a few of the things!

16.01.2026 15:06 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Loved the year in review stuff! #TinkerwellWrapped

09.12.2025 16:28 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

School is on a two-hour delay, which means my day is on a two-hour delay. 😤

09.12.2025 14:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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PhpStorm 2025.3 brings bundled Laravel support, PHP 8.5, and new AI agents - Laravel News PhpStorm 2025.3 is out, and this release comes with native Claude Agent integration, out-of-the-box Laravel support, support for PHP 8.5, improvements in generics, a new Islands theme, and more.

PhpStorm 2025.3 brings bundled Laravel support, PHP 8.5, and new AI agents posted by @ericlbarnes.com laravel-news.com/phpstorm-202

08.12.2025 19:32 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

That's super cool. Love old style designs.

08.12.2025 17:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Introducing Mailviews Early Access - Laravel News Mailviews help you create super high-quality, production-ready Tailwind CSS email templates and components that help you quickly build HTML emails.

Introducing Mailviews Early Access posted by @ericlbarnes.com laravel-news.com/introducing-...

25.11.2025 14:02 👍 2 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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Thanks! This was just iPhone Live Photo and swapping it to a “long exposure”. I just learned yesterday that was even a thing. 😅

25.11.2025 14:00 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Some photos of the Youth Orchestra of Charlotte event tonight. 🎻

iPhone + Lightroom = 😍

25.11.2025 03:42 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Laravel Black Friday Deals - Laravel News You can save huge amounts of money on everything from training courses to full applications. This year, we’ve compiled a list of all the hot sales.

Laravel Black Friday Deals posted by @ericlbarnes.com laravel-news.com/laravel-blac...

24.11.2025 17:15 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
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Went to an old car museum and I thought this old Edsel was cool.

23.11.2025 17:40 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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PHP 8.5 is released with the pipe operator, URI extension, new array functions, and more - Laravel News The PHP team has released PHP 8.5 with the pipe operator, URI extension, new array functions, and more.

PHP 8.5 is released with the pipe operator, URI extension, new array functions, and more!

laravel-news.com/php-8-5-0

21.11.2025 14:32 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 1
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Asheville NC.

19.11.2025 22:49 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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a close up of a man wearing glasses and a suit and tie . ALT: a close up of a man wearing glasses and a suit and tie .
18.11.2025 15:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Modernizing Code with Rector - Laravel In Practice EP12 - Laravel News Tired of manually updating outdated code patterns across your Laravel project? Rector PHP automatically transforms your codebase to modern Laravel 12 standards in seconds. In this episode, learn how to install Rector, apply Laravel specific rules, and upgrade legacy patterns from constructor property promotion to typed properties without touching a single file manually. Perfect for maintaining code quality as your Laravel app evolves.

Modernizing Code with Rector - Laravel In Practice EP12 posted by @harrisrafto.eu laravel-news.com/modernizing-...

18.11.2025 14:41 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1

True, True! 🤣

18.11.2025 14:35 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Is this my sign to log off and play golf? 🤣

18.11.2025 13:29 👍 16 🔁 0 💬 4 📌 0

Haha. Yeah the golf / tech crossover is not much.🥲

18.11.2025 11:12 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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When you volunteer to bring birdie bourbon on a boys golf trip but know you’ll be the only one getting a birdie. 😛

18.11.2025 00:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Laracon AU (and Eric Barnes) cake toppers

Laracon AU (and Eric Barnes) cake toppers

Here we go @ericlbarnes.com, courtesy of @themikemartin.bsky.social's daughter.

17.11.2025 21:52 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

100% will vote for the same party next election.

17.11.2025 00:19 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The best way to spread Christmas cheer is putting up your decorations as soon as possible.

11.11.2025 19:21 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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🐅

08.11.2025 22:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Cheers! 🥃

07.11.2025 00:01 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Yeah, good question! 😅

06.11.2025 17:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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I was looking at camera bags, and this size guide from Peak Design is awesome.😎

06.11.2025 17:29 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I think @shanedrosenthal.bsky.social has some.

30.10.2025 16:39 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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It started with a single photo at Laracon.

Then the stickers.
Then the movement.

Historians will study this moment for generations.

30.10.2025 16:22 👍 15 🔁 2 💬 2 📌 0
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The PHP 8.5 Release Page design contest is underway, and here are some of the ones in the running. Check out the GitHub issue page for a complete list and to find out more info: github.com/php/web-php/...

27.10.2025 18:58 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Spooky golf. ⛳️

25.10.2025 19:11 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0