Laravel, as we know, is quite popular and for all the right reasons. It is a free, open-source PHP web framework for developing web applications following the Model-View-Controller architecture pattern. Since its release, it has risen and gained popularity globally.
It’s been 4.5 years since the last version of Laravel 5.0 was introduced. Till then, it has blossomed! After much anticipation, the new Laravel 6.0 is here by Taylor Otwell on 3rd September 2019.
The new version was in the works for a long time and has officially been released. In this blog, we will see what’s new in Laravel 6.0 and what else is there to look forward to in this new version.
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Here’s all you need to know about the Latest Version of Laravel 6.0!
- Lazy Collections
Laravel 6.0 comes with lazy collections that allow you to deal with low memory usage when dealing with heavy data. Lazy collections have been introduced to deal with large and heavy datasets. It keeps memory usage low.
With lazy collection, the system does not need to read the entire file into memory at once. But it keeps a small part of the file in memory at a given time.
- Semantic Versioning
The Laravel framework package now follows the semantic versioning standard. This makes the framework consistent with the first-party Laravel packages, which have already followed this versioning standard.
- Improved Custom Authorization Responses
If you are using Laravel out-of-the-box authentication with gates for authorization, Laravel 6.0 introduces a new method. This new method makes it easy to provide custom messages to users during authorization requests.
With the introduction of the gate:: inspect method, you can easily retrieve the full custom response and send it back to the user.
- Ignition- The Default Error Page
Ignition is a default page error introduced in Laravel 6.0. It improves stack traces and debugging. It displays details of the user, context, request, application, and debug.
- Laravel UI
The front-end scaffolding is provided with Laravel 5. Laravel has now extracted the x release into a separate Laravel UI package. This allows the primary framework to repeat the first-party UI scaffolding separately.
- Job Middleware
Facilitated by Taylor Otwell, Job Middleware is a feature that allows jobs to run through a middleware. It helps in avoiding custom logic in the body of your job’s handle method.
- Laravel Spark
Laravel Spark 6.0 is the latest amazing version of Laravel. It has come with a set of attractive features such as seat pricing, location, bootstrapping, and a new user interface.
Laravel 6.0 also includes some enhanced security features that will take Laravel development to the next level.
- String & Array Helpers Moved to Package
The latest 6.0 version of Laravel has eliminated all str_helpers functions by default. A new composer package is also available for the array and string helper functions.
Wrapping Up
There are very few stable frameworks in today’s world of constant change. But Laravel doesn’t have anything to worry about; it is here to stay and has a grip on the web development industry.
There was great anticipation for the new release. And we can say that it has incredible features. Laravel has a great support community. We can say that this framework’s future is bright and continues to shine bright in the industry right now. Every new version brings with it new features and much more.
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