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Sometimes stepping away from the screen is exactly what you need. I took a quieter week to get outside and recharge, but still caught up on some excellent Laravel content. From critical PHP security deep-dives to the future of local development, this week's Edition 108 brings you ten essential reads and watches from across the community.
🔟 @naderman announces Composer 2.11 with a clever new security feature: cooldown dependency policy. It withholds newly published package versions for a configurable period, protecting against malicious releases. The update also brings performance improvements and several security fixes worth reviewing.
blog.packagist.com/composer-…
This week had it all: critical PHP vulnerabilities, a broken disclosure embargo, and a community rallying to protect production apps. The patch dance is real, and the drama? Even more so.
Grab a coffee and dive into the breakdowns, tools, and lessons that came out of one of the most intense weeks in PHP and Laravel history. Here are your top 10 ranked picks from Artisan Weekly Edition 107:
8️⃣ @VotrubaT built an interactive tool that analyses your PHP project's dependencies to reveal how many packages are end-of-life and no longer receiving security patches. Patch or Perish helps you understand your Laravel application's real security exposure.
tomasvotruba.com/patch-or-pe…
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🔟 @ericlbarnes provides an in-depth analysis of Chainguard's decision to release patched PHP builds before the coordinated disclosure embargo lifted for two critical RCE vulnerabilities. He examines the dispute between Chainguard's CEO and the PHP Foundation over whether exploits were truly in the wild.
phpnews.net/chainguard-php2s…
9️⃣ Matilde W. Enevoldsen shares her journey from creating Laravel and Filament tutorials to building ZXN Studio, a bespoke video editor designed to streamline recording and editing workflows for creators producing hundreds of videos. Inspiring builder story.
larabelles.com/blog/from-lar…