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The Best Vibecoding Stack for 2026, Filament v5 & Livewire v4 Released, Software's YouTube Moment is Happening Now, Data is your only moat & more
Ahmad
January 18, 2026
Hey Makers 👋🚀
We’re a couple of weeks into 2026 now — the excitement has settled, the plans are getting real, and this is usually the moment where builders either gain momentum… or lose it.
On the Laravel side, we didn’t waste those first weeks. Laravel kicked off the year strong with some handy new features and improvements that we will go through below.
If 2026 is the year you want to stop overthinking the setup and start shipping consistently, you’re in the right place. Get a SaaSykit license and start building your dream SaaS.
Now let’s dive into what’s new in the Laravel & SaaS world 👇
Laravel 12.47.0 Highlights
Isolated Blade Includes (
@includeIsolated)New
@includeIsolateddirective lets you include Blade views without inheriting parent variablesPrevents accidental variable leakage and makes dependencies explicit
Ideal for reusable partials, third-party templates, and easier view testing
{{-- Clean scope --}}
@includeIsolated('partials.nav', ['label' => 'Dashboard'])Simpler Cache Locks with
Cache::withoutOverlapping()New helper wraps the common lock + block pattern into a cleaner API
Guarantees code runs without concurrent execution
Perfect for jobs, schedulers, and critical sections
Cache::withoutOverlapping('export-reports', fn () => $this->runExport(), seconds: 20);Enum Keys in Session Store Methods
Session methods now accept enum keys
session()->put(SessionKey::User, $currentUser);From the Community
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