Toggle Full Screen & Zen Mode in VS Code
Let’s look at two VS Code features that will help you focus better on writing code. Full Screen You can toggle it by pressing down CTRL + SHIFT + P and typing...
How to Set Variables in Blade Templates
Let’s quickly look at how we can set variables in Blade templates. Here we have some simple HTML where we output the name John Doe. But we want to store this name inside a...
How to Use Ternary Operator in Blade Templates
Let’s quickly look at how we can use the ternary operator in Blade templates. Here we have a simple good old if/else statement. If the login route exists, display ‘Yes’; if it doesn’t, display...
Check If Route Exists in Laravel
Let’s look at how we can check if a route exists in a Laravel project. We’re going to use the has() method from the Route facade. Note that it tries to find the...
Run Code Snippets or Files Inside VS Code
Today I would like to share with you the Code Runner extension. Code Runner allows you to run code snippets or files inside VS Code which can be extremely useful. The extension supports JavaScript,...
Use Numeric Separators to Easily Read Big Numbers
Sometimes, it becomes difficult to read numbers that contain many digits. For example, 1000 is readable but what about 1000000? Yeap, it becomes pretty tricky to read. In real life, we add commas (...
Find Route Definitions By API Paths In Seconds
Let’s imagine the following scenario. You’re working on a monolith or a macroservice project. And a mobile app developer comes to you and says: – Hey, can you help me debug this API endpoint?...
3 Methods to Check If Debug Mode Is Enabled in Laravel
Let’s look at 3 simple methods to check if debug mode is enabled in a Laravel project. Check .env file Let’s start with the first and the most obvious one. Open the...
How to Get Raw SQL Query From Eloquent & Query Builder
Let’s look at how we can get the raw SQL query from an Eloquent Model and Query Builder in just a few steps. Get raw SQL query from an Eloquent Model Here we...
How to Run JavaScript File Inside VS Code
Let’s have a look at how to run a JS file inside VS Code. To run a JS file inside VS Code first you have to make sure you have NodeJS installed....
