Even after years of working with Laravel, I thought I knew it all... until I didn't! I decided to read through the ENTIRE Laravel documentation, and wow - I'm honestly amazed at what I discovered.
In this video, I'm sharing 20 features that caught me completely off guard (and I make Laravel videos for a living! 😅). These aren't just basic tips - these are genuine "how did I not know this?" moments that made me appreciate Laravel even more.
00:00 - Introduction
01:31 - Environment File Reserved Keywords
01:57 - Configuration Value Type Casting
02:32 - Multi-Server Maintenance Mode
03:51 - Service Container BindIf Method
04:52 - MakeWith Dependency Resolution
05:48 - Route Parameter Constraint Helpers
06:51 - Request Input Type Casting
07:50 - Collection View Rendering with Each Method
10:18 - Blade Component Data Short Syntax
11:34 - Laravel Pennant Logging Features
12:23 - Artisan Command Option Shortcuts
12:46 - Array Support for Artisan Commands
13:11 - PromptsForMissingInput in Artisan Commands
16:13 - Laravel Prompts Autocomplete
19:30 - Flexible Caching System
23:18 - Basic Authentication Middleware
26:01 - Artisan DB Command
27:04 - Custom Pivot Table Names in Eloquent
29:32 - Dynamic Eloquent Relationships
32:51 - Laravel Dusk
33:24 - Database Assertions