https://berglind.devIsak Berglind — notes on Laravel, PHP, testing and the webenHydePHP 2.0.3Mon, 31 Aug 2026 04:21:31 +0000A practical guide to single-purpose action classes in Laravel — why they make code clearer, how to name, structure and test them, and when to skip them.https://berglind.dev/posts/all-about-the-actionhttps://berglind.dev/posts/all-about-the-actionTue, 02 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpLegacy code built your company and pays your salary. A case for treating the code you inherit with a little more respect.https://berglind.dev/posts/not-alone-with-your-legacyhttps://berglind.dev/posts/not-alone-with-your-legacyThu, 28 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindlegacyHow to configure sortable attributes in Meilisearch when using Laravel Scout — the bit the docs gloss over.https://berglind.dev/posts/sort-fields-in-meilisearch-with-scouthttps://berglind.dev/posts/sort-fields-in-meilisearch-with-scoutWed, 23 Feb 2022 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpTechniques for testing complex SQL and Eloquent queries in Laravel using an in-memory SQLite database and seeders.https://berglind.dev/posts/testing_complex_eloquent_querieshttps://berglind.dev/posts/testing_complex_eloquent_queriesSat, 18 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpA testing advocate pushes back on the overselling of tests: what writing tests really does, and doesn't, give you.https://berglind.dev/posts/stop-lying-about-the-benefits-of-testinghttps://berglind.dev/posts/stop-lying-about-the-benefits-of-testingSun, 05 Sep 2021 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpHow to slugify image filenames uploaded from the Trix editor in Laravel Nova so they're URL-safe before landing in S3.https://berglind.dev/posts/change-trix-file-names-in-novahttps://berglind.dev/posts/change-trix-file-names-in-novaSun, 04 Oct 2020 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpPart 1 of a series on what actually happens when you type a URL into your browser — starting with DNS.https://berglind.dev/posts/how-web-works-part-1https://berglind.dev/posts/how-web-works-part-1Sun, 10 May 2020 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindA step-by-step walkthrough of packaging and publishing a Vue component to npm — including the parts other tutorials skip.https://berglind.dev/posts/publish-a-vue-component-to-npmhttps://berglind.dev/posts/publish-a-vue-component-to-npmThu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindjavascriptWhy the logical OR (||) operator behaves differently in JavaScript than in PHP, and what it actually returns.https://berglind.dev/posts/logical-or-in-javascripthttps://berglind.dev/posts/logical-or-in-javascriptSun, 10 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpA field guide to the trickier, similarly-named Laravel collection methods — and how to finally tell them apart.https://berglind.dev/posts/differentiate-collection-methodshttps://berglind.dev/posts/differentiate-collection-methodsThu, 31 May 2018 00:00:00 +0000Isak Berglindphp?? vs ?: vs || in PHP — what each operator actually does and how they differ, in one quick explainer.https://berglind.dev/posts/ternaryhttps://berglind.dev/posts/ternaryMon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpApproaches for passing your translated strings from Laravel to a front-end framework, for both SPAs and multi-page apps.https://berglind.dev/posts/translations-on-the-front-endhttps://berglind.dev/posts/translations-on-the-front-endMon, 23 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0000Isak BerglindphpA clean pattern for organising calls to third-party APIs in Laravel when the service doesn't ship its own SDK.https://berglind.dev/posts/external-api-routeshttps://berglind.dev/posts/external-api-routesTue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000Isak Berglindphp