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Laravel 12.36-37, The State of PHP 2025, From Millions to Billions, How to Keep Winning, A simple test for developing taste & more

Ahmad
November 09, 2025

Hey Makers 👋

Autumn’s here — that cozy season when the air gets crisp, the coffee gets warmer, and creativity kicks in. It’s the perfect time to slow down, focus, and finally start building that idea you’ve been putting off.

The Laravel train keeps rolling — versions 12.36 and 12.37 just dropped, packed with fresh improvements and quality-of-life tweaks that make building even smoother. 🚀

If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to start your SaaS — this is it. Great products don’t start perfect, they start started. 💡

Fire up your editor, grab your SaaSykit license and start building something awesome.

Now, let’s jump into what’s new in Laravel land this week 👇

Laravel 12.36-37 updates

Inertia View Transitions
Inertia 2.x now supports smooth view transitions using the View Transition API.
Works seamlessly with router visits and <Link /> components:

router.visit('/dashboard', { viewTransition: true })

Or add custom callbacks for fine-grained control:

router.visit('/dashboard', {
  viewTransition: (t) => t.finished.then(() => console.log('done')),
})

HTTP Client Concurrency Control
You can now limit concurrent HTTP requests when using Http::pool() or Http::batch():

$responses = Http::pool(fn ($pool) => [
    $pool->get('/a'),
    $pool->get('/b'),
    $pool->get('/c'),
], 2); // Max 2 concurrent requests

Eloquent Collection setAppends() and withoutAppends()
Easily toggle appended attributes across all models in a collection:

User::factory()->count(50)->make()->withoutAppends();

Capitalized Validation Placeholders
Validation placeholders like :Other or :Attribute can now be capitalized automatically:

'same' => 'The :Attribute field must match :Other.',

→ Outputs: “The Password field must match Password confirmation.”

Process Queue Jobs in the Background
A new queue driver allows deferring jobs using Concurrently::defer(), ideal for long-running tasks:

SendReport::dispatch()->onConnection('background');

Filesystem Depth Control
You can now pass a custom depth to files() and directories() when exploring directories:

Storage::files('logs', depth: 2);

Factory insert() Method
Quickly bulk insert models without triggering events — perfect for seeding large datasets:

User::factory()->count(100)->insert();

JSON Schema Enhancements
JSON Schema now supports backed enums and a new format() method for strings:

$schema->string('status')->enum(Status::class);
$schema->string('created_at')->format('date');

ucwords() on Stringable
The Str and Stringable classes now include a ucwords() helper:

str('laravel framework')->ucwords(); // Laravel Framework

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