Nightwatch and Chill

In this episode of Midwest Artisan, we discuss Laravel Nightwatch, Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion, DTOs, and practical AI features in Laravel apps.

Nightwatch QA with Matt Staufer: https://laravelpodcast.com/episodes/laracon-au-update-nightwatch-q-a
Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion: https://travisnorthcutt.com/til/php-constructor-property-promotion/
  • (00:00) - - Intro
  • (00:05) - - Nightwatch
  • (09:09) - - Instantiating a class via constructor property promotion
  • (17:54) - - DTOs: Good? Bad? Ugly?
  • (27:56) - - API Resources vs DTOs
  • (33:53) - - Do you use Claude, ChatGPT, or Cursor?
  • (41:07) - - Dalton adding AI to Laravel projects
  • (44:55) - - What’s a practical AI usage for clients?
  • (56:30) - - Outro

Creators and Guests

Andy Hinkle
Host
Andy Hinkle
Laravel Developer, Husband and Father, Weather Enthusiast
Dalton McCleery
Host
Dalton McCleery
Laravel Developer, Husband and Cat Dad, Music Enthusiast
Nightwatch and Chill
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