Laravel 11 Unpacked: What's New and Why It Matters
Still running Laravel 10? Honestly, you might be missing out on some serious upgrades. Let's break down what Laravel 11 brings to the table – and whether it's worth the hype for your PHP framework projects. Because when it comes down to it, staying current can save you headaches later.
What's Cooking in Laravel 11?
Laravel 11 streamlines things right out of the gate. Gone are the cluttered config files – now you get a leaner, more focused starting point. That means less boilerplate and more actual coding. And here's the kicker: they've baked health routing directly into the framework. So instead of third-party packages for uptime monitoring, you've got built-in /up endpoints.
But the real showstopper? Per-second API rate limiting. Remember those clunky custom solutions for throttling requests? Now you can just do:
RateLimiter::for('api', function (Request $
💬 What do you think?
Have you tried any of these approaches? I'd love to hear about your experience in the comments!
Comments
Post a Comment