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Building a Progressive Web Application (PWA) with Laravel: a Step-by-Step Guide

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Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their ability to offer a seamless and engaging user experience. Combining the best features of web and mobile applications, PWAs are fast, reliable, and installable, providing users with an app-like experience directly from their web browsers. Laravel, a robust PHP framework, makes building PWAs more …

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Using Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) to Enhance User Experience

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Discover how Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) improve UX with faster performance, offline functionality and seamless engagement. Key features and benefits.

Integrating AI Into an App: All You Need to Know

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the way we interact with technology, providing smarter solutions and personalized experiences. Integrating AI into your app can enhance its functionality, improve user engagement, and offer innovative features. This comprehensive guide will walk you through the process of integrating AI into your app, covering the key steps, tools, and best …

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Laravel Deployments

Web Applications / By Matt Leering

I’d like to talk about Laravel deployments for both development and production environments. The default way to install a Laravel application for development now uses Docker technology, so I want to mention a thing or two about Docker, Laravel Sail, Spin, and the uses for each technology. Docker Containers vs. Virtual Machines In older, more …

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How to Resize an Image in PHP

Web Applications / By Alan Bruce

When building a website in Laravel (or any other PHP-based framework) where users will be uploading images, you will probably use a library to manipulate and process those images. With cell phone cameras capturing larger, higher-resolution images, raw images that are uploaded could quickly fill the available hard drive space and cause performance issues on …

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Scheduled Tasks in Laravel

Web Applications / By Alan Bruce

Scheduled tasks in Laravel are helpful when you need to run a task on a given schedule. You might need to export to an Excel file every night, or you might need to send a reminder to a user at a certain time. You could create a Cron job or scheduled task for each of …

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How Do I Choose the Right PWA Development Company?

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Selecting the right PWA development company is a critical part of your journey. Here are ten tips to help you make the proper selections:

What Does It Cost to Build a PWA in 2024?

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Progressive Web Applications (PWAs) are seeing a rapid increase in global adoption. Contrary to native apps, which run specifically on a platform (iOS or Android), PWAs run on the internet using a browser engine. With the increase in global adoption, we see organizations asking if developing a PWA is worth the investments. How good are …

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Job Batches in Laravel

Web Applications / By Alan Bruce

When is it helpful to utilize job batches in Laravel? We’ve touched on queues in a previous article. Queues are a useful tool in Laravel, allowing you to run complicated or time consuming tasks in the background. There will be times when you need to run dozens, or even hundreds of instances of a job …

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