
Mostly Technical 105: Laravel New, Again
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Nov 4, 2025 Ian and Aaron dive into their experiences from the inaugural Wire:live conference. They discuss the exciting new features of Livewire 4, including single-file components and enhanced performance with Blaze. Ian amusingly reveals his decision to start a Laravel project from scratch, only to face challenges when trying to automate the migration with AI. Aaron shares insights on his new reading habits and highlights upcoming projects, including a December SQL challenge. Plus, there's a light-hearted update about Ian's horse, sparking laughter and camaraderie.
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Train Trip And Wire:live Experience
- Ian described taking a six-and-a-half hour train to Buffalo for the inaugural Wire:live conference and enjoying the trip and venue.
- He praised the intimate ~125-person event format and Caleb's talk, calling the conference well-run and friendly.
What Blaze Adds To Blade
- Blaze is a separate Blade enhancement package you opt into by marking components with @blaze to use its compiler.
- It precompiles static parts of templates to dramatically speed rendering where components are mostly static.
Advocate Merging Blade Improvements
- Consider consolidating Blade improvements like Forte and Blaze into first-party Blade to benefit the whole ecosystem.
- Encourage Laravel to adopt community innovations to avoid fragmentation and improve default performance.





