A helpful reminder about Laravel's ddRawSql() debugging method and important security considerations. While great for development debugging, the output uses string interpolation rather than prepared statements, so it shouldn't be assumed to be injection-safe or used for building production queries.

Learn why Laravel's Rule::exists() validation doesn't work with Eloquent scopes and discover practical alternatives like closure rules for more complex validation scenarios. A helpful tip for Laravel developers dealing with validation rules that need to leverage model scopes.

we have Joel Clermont with "Sometimes Eloquent can make a query slower" - We all love Eloquent but there are times where it can be used in the wrong way with some quick tweaks you can always make improvements -