Database Seeding and Factories: Building Realistic Test Data in Laravel
Practical patterns for writing Laravel factories and seeders that produce data realistic enough to catch real bugs.
Database Transactions and Locking in MySQL: Avoiding Race Conditions
A practical guide to transactions, SELECT FOR UPDATE and optimistic locking for data that must stay correct under concurrency.
Eloquent Relationships and Query Scopes: Patterns for Cleaner Models
How to use relationships, local scopes and query builder macros to keep business logic out of controllers and in models where it belongs.