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<h2>Must know</h2>
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<li><strong>Laravel 12.52.0 brings new factory methods and Blade improvements</strong>: Laravel v12.52.0 introduces a <code>makeMany()</code> factory method for creating multiple unsaved model instances, complementing <code>createMany()</code>. It also adds <code>withoutAfterMaking()</code> and <code>withoutAfterCreating()</code> helpers to skip lifecycle callbacks during testing, and improves the Blade compiler with atomic writes to prevent race conditions. These updates enhance testing workflows and ensure more robust view compilation, as reported by Laravel News. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/roJmm4d5R" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>PHP 8.5 integrates object design principles</strong>: PHP 8.5 is set to integrate object design principles from Matthias Noback’s ‘Object Design Style Guide’ directly into its syntax. New features like asymmetric visibility, property hooks, and readonly classes aim to reduce boilerplate and enforce good design patterns. This evolution in PHP’s core language will significantly impact how developers structure their applications, promoting cleaner and more maintainable code. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/olCUx3q8r" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI agents for debugging and code review in Laravel</strong>: Laravel released Nightwatch MCP, a Model Context Protocol server, enabling AI agents like Claude Code to diagnose and resolve Laravel application issues by exposing structured application context. This is complemented by Ward, an open-source security scanner for Laravel projects built in Go, which performs static analysis to report vulnerabilities. These tools aim to streamline debugging and security auditing, making AI a more integrated part of the Laravel development workflow. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=dji7is7Et&amp;id=vMLOrvGpb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Good to know</h2>
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<li><strong>Laravel 13 to require PHP 8.3 and enhance Eloquent with attributes</strong>: Laravel 13, slated for Q1 2026, will require PHP 8.3 and feature first-class PHP 8 Attributes support for configuring Eloquent models, queue jobs, and console commands, alongside a new <code>Cache::touch()</code> method for extending cached item TTLs. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=9i7shKqlx&amp;id=Y8VUpOV7P&amp;id=noeEN07CU&amp;id=runkXqODs" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>RubyLLM::Evals engine for managing LLM prompts in Rails</strong>: RubyLLM::Evals is a new Rails engine designed to manage LLM prompt configurations, test samples, and evaluation runs within applications, addressing the fragmentation of prompt iteration across teams. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/xllW3fXEF" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Go 1.26 improves <code>go fix</code> and reduces cgo overhead</strong>: Go 1.26 introduces a rewritten <code>go fix</code> tool with 24 built-in transformations and contributes a ~30% reduction in baseline cgo overhead, enhancing code modernization and FFI performance. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/feed-by-ids?id=6dRaNUYIZ&amp;id=0hCCBK1Iz&amp;id=6Mw1oOOok" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>New Rust-based AI assistant ZeroClaw offers OpenClaw alternative</strong>: ZeroClaw is a lightweight, Rust-based AI assistant that ships as a 3.4 MB binary, uses under 5 MB of RAM, and starts in under 10 milliseconds, offering a resource-efficient alternative to OpenClaw with broad AI provider support and security features. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/R2tIcO414" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>NVIDIA Run:ai enables GPU fractioning for LLM inference</strong>: NVIDIA Run:ai allows GPU fractioning, enabling 0.5 GPU fractions to deliver 77% of full-GPU token throughput and 86% of concurrent user capacity, optimizing GPU ROI for LLM inference at scale. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/LsiRfCVWP" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Vitest 3.x outperforms Jest 30 in performance benchmarks</strong>: Vitest 3.x shows significant performance gains over Jest 30, with 5.6x faster cold starts and 28x faster watch mode re-runs, making it a compelling choice for large monorepos, especially for those already using Vite. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/T3G4VUzdk" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>Node.js 25.7.0 released with HTTP/2 and SEA improvements</strong>: Node.js 25.7.0 introduces HTTP/2 <code>http1Options</code>, ESM entry point support for Single Executable Applications (SEA), and an upgraded npm to 11.10.1, alongside various bug fixes and performance enhancements. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/K4geCuziz" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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<h2>Bullshit police</h2>
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<li><strong>AI-generated production assets in 2 days: the prompt tuning miracle</strong>: A case study claims an AI-powered thumbnail generator, Kanario, was built in two days, with 90% of the work being ‘prompt tuning.’ Apparently, negative constraints are as important as positive ones. So, instead of actual coding, we’re now just whispering sweet nothings to our AI overlords and hoping for the best. Sounds like a solid engineering strategy. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/dbKW2IViX" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI vibe coding threatens open source: the maintainer crisis</strong>: Open-source maintainers are apparently drowning in ‘AI slop’—low-quality, AI-generated pull requests. Projects like cURL and Ghostty are banning AI code, and Stack Overflow’s activity is down 25%. The solution? More ‘Spotify models’ for revenue redistribution, which are, of course, ‘economically unrealistic.’ So, AI is simultaneously the future and the death of open source. Got it. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/BL3FTkDC5" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
<li><strong>AI-native mobile development: the future is here, just not quite yet</strong>: A ‘forward-looking overview’ of AI-native mobile development for 2026 promises on-device inference, NPU acceleration, and ‘Predictive UX.’ It compares Flutter and React Native for AI workloads, but the only code snippet is a hypothetical object detection. So, the future is smart, fast, and private, but still mostly theoretical. Just like every other AI prediction, I suppose. <a href="https://app.daily.dev/posts/QWkRl6v8e" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow">Read more</a></li>
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