Speaking at Laracon EU 2019 in Amsterdam

Dec 04, 2019

It’s been three months since I gave a talk at Laracon EU in Amsterdam. It was an unforgettable experience for me. In this post, I’m gonna tell you how I applied for the talk, how I prepared after my submission was chosen, and what happened to me at the conference.

Upgrade Laravel constantly and safely

Mar 09, 2019

Upgrading framework tends to be put aside because we often prioritize adding new features to products. However, if you don’t upgrade the framework for a long time, upgrading the framework will become a nightmare. In this post, I’ll show you how to upgrade Laravel easily and safely using Laravel Shift.

How we changed a developer team to work more productively

Jan 18, 2019

A company is like a software. It has to be useful and also has some bugs. You have to maintain it, fix the bugs in it, and refactor it. It is the same as true as to a team.

Cache busting using Laravel Mix and CloudFront+S3

Dec 14, 2018

When you build assets (js, css, images) in Laravel applications, Laravel Mix is very useful. For basic usage, you don’t need to modify the default configuration file, webpack.mix.js. However, when you deploy an app to production, it’s important to take into account cache busting. In this post, I’ll show you how to implement cache busting using Laravel Mix and Amazon CloudFront+S3.

Refactor fat Laravel controllers using Responsable interface

Dec 06, 2018

When you write Laravel applications, controllers can easily get fat. In this post, I’m going to show you how to refactor fat Laravel controllers using Responsable interface which was introduced since Laravel 5.5.

Laracon 2018 Recap: Great conference, people, and city

Sep 16, 2018

It’s already one and a half month ago, I traveled to Chicago from Japan to attend Laracon 2018 at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. It was my first tech conference oversea and also my first visit to the US! I learned a lot, met many Laravel devs in the community and enjoyed the city of Chicago.