Richard Gamora.
Fullstack developer.

Laravel·Apr 22, 20265 min

Why Laravel Queue Workers Stop — Common Causes and Fixes

Laravel queue workers can quietly stop processing jobs in production. Here's how to spot the common causes — memory limits, restarts, lost DB connections — and fix them.

Laravel·Apr 15, 20264 min

Laravel N+1 Query Problem: How to Spot and Solve It

The N+1 query problem is the most common performance issue in Laravel apps. Here's how to detect it with the query log, fix it with eager loading, and prevent it from coming back.

Laravel·Apr 8, 20264 min

Laravel API Resources vs Fractal — Which Should You Use

Laravel API Resources and Fractal both transform models into JSON. Here's how they compare on flexibility, includes, performance, and team ergonomics.

Laravel·Apr 1, 20265 min

Running Laravel Migrations in Production Without Downtime

Production database migrations need care — locked tables, long ALTERs, and mismatched code can cause outages. Here's a practical playbook for safe Laravel migrations.