Araz Gray

20 Laravel Eloquent Tricks for Faster Coding

22 June 2019

  1. Use eager loading to reduce unnecessary queries with with().
  2. Leverage query scopes to keep your models clean and reusable.
  3. Use firstOrCreate() to simplify conditional record creation.
  4. Use updateOrCreate() to efficiently update or insert records.
  5. Take advantage of pluck() to get single columns quickly.
  6. Use chunk() to process large datasets without memory overload.
  7. Utilize when() for conditional query building.
  8. Use exists() and doesntExist() for fast record checks.
  9. Leverage tap() to perform actions on models without breaking method chains.
  10. Use latest() and oldest() for quick sorting by timestamps.
  11. Apply increment() and decrement() for atomic column updates.
  12. Use whereHas() to filter based on relationships.
  13. Take advantage of withCount() to quickly get relationship counts.
  14. Use forceDelete() and restore() for soft-deleted models.
  15. Use firstWhere() as a shorthand for where()->first().
  16. Use collections’ higher-order methods for cleaner, expressive code.
  17. Leverage pluck() with map() for quick transformations.
  18. Use lazy() to handle very large datasets efficiently.
  19. Use updateExistingPivot() for updating pivot table data.
  20. Take advantage of fresh() to reload models after updates.

Araz Gray — 22 June 2019

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