--- title: Best FREEK.DEV posts — May 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted FREEK.DEV posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2024/05 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/freek/best-of/2024/05 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best FREEK.DEV posts — May 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted FREEK.DEV posts from May 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of FREEK.DEV — May 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-write-my-code-in-the-controller-rymkjnblv "I write my code in the controller") Article FREEK.DEV · 2y I write my code in the controller Oh Dear is an all-in-one website monitoring tool with features like uptime monitoring, SSL certificate monitoring, and more. It also has a developer friendly API and allows users to create a public status page. The author shares programming tips and Laravel-focused content on various platforms and sends out a monthly newsletter for PHP developers. 32 7 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/elevate-your-laravel-eloquent-queries-with-tappable-scopes-tl4hcu1jn "Elevate Your Laravel Eloquent Queries with Tappable Scopes") Article FREEK.DEV · 2y Elevate Your Laravel Eloquent Queries with Tappable Scopes Learn how tappable scopes in Laravel can help break down complex queries into reusable pieces of code. 22 1 3. 3 [](https://daily.dev/posts/building-maintainable-php-applications-thinking-data-vs-thinking-business-processes-zb4a3tegf "Building Maintainable PHP Applications: Thinking Data vs Thinking Business Processes") Article FREEK.DEV · 2y Building Maintainable PHP Applications: Thinking Data vs Thinking Business Processes Learn about the differences between thinking in terms of data vs thinking in terms of business processes and how it affects code maintainability. 21 1 4. 4 [](https://daily.dev/posts/freek-van-der-herten-s-blog-on-php-laravel-and-javascript-yfj2uyq2c "Freek Van der Herten's blog on PHP, Laravel and JavaScript") Article FREEK.DEV · 2y Freek Van der Herten's blog on PHP, Laravel and JavaScript A blog by Freek Van der Herten on PHP, Laravel, and JavaScript. It covers monitoring, uptime, SSL certificates, broken links, scheduled tasks, and more. The author also shares programming tips, tutorials, and opinions, with an emphasis on the Laravel framework. 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