Laravel 11.24 & 11.25, app commands vanish, SaaSykit reaches 250 customers and more!

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Ahmad
September 29, 2024

Laravel 11.24/25 were released…

And boy when I upgraded SaaSykit to 11.24.0 suddenly all app commands were gone!

It took me a while before realizing that Laravel 11.24.0 was the problem, then I reverted back to the previous version and waited for the fix. Luckily it didn’t take Laravel team much to release the fix in version 11.24.1 which arrived the next day.

Now it’s safe to upgrade. 😮‍💨

A few days later and Laravel already released 11.25.0 which comes mainly with fixes and 1 small feature addition.

Here are the highlights of 11.24/25:

  • New shorthands for Process fakes

Process::fake([
    'php index.php' => 255,   // set exit code
    'ls -al' => new \RuntimeException('fake exception message'),  // set exception
]);

  • Support for retrying multiple batch IDs when retrying jobs

php artisan queue:retry-batch \
  'batch-id-1' \
  'batch-id-2'

  • nullOnUpdate() method for ForeignKeyDefinition: when updating a model, you can now set the foreign key to null using the nullOnUpdate() method, helping maintain referential integrity during updates.

  • Allow the use of prependLocation() with the View facade: Now you can prepend a view location directly, e.g., View::prependLocation('/custom/path'), making it easier to manage multiple view paths.

  • Enum support in Route::can() : instead of manually passing enum values to Route::can(), you can now directly use enums, simplifying permission handling in routes.

  • Support for adding vector columns to database.


SaaSykit Reaches 250 Customers! 😍

I’m beyond thrilled to announce that SaaSykit has officially crossed 250 awesome customers! 🚀💥

It’s truly incredible to think that at least 250 SaaS applications are being built using SaaSykit as their foundation! What an impact that is!

This milestone is more than just a number for me — it’s a powerful reminder of the growing community we’re building together around SaaS making. The future of SaaSykit is incredibly bright, with exciting new features on the horizon. I'm committed to making sure no corner of SaaS infrastructure is left untouched. SaaS making should not be hard.

This journey has been nothing short of amazing, and we’re only getting started! 🤯

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Remember…

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Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly.

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