Laravel News Podcast Paused queues, PHP 8.5, and time intervals
Dec 4, 2025
They walk through new Laravel features like Blade hasStack, time interval helpers, and queue pauseFor seconds. PHP 8.5 updates such as the pipe operator and URI tools get a highlight. Mailviews, email-blocking utilities, and a DynamoDB auditing driver spark conversation. Tutorials compare Postgres vs MongoDB and cover cache, modernizing code, and static analysis.
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Blade Stack And Route Filtering
- Laravel 12.39 adds a @hasStack Blade directive for conditionally wrapping stack directives.
- The route:list command can now be filtered by middleware for focused output.
Readable Time Interval Helpers
- Laravel 12.40 introduces time helpers and support Carbon methods like plus and minus with named args.
- Global helpers (seconds, minutes, hours, days, years) return Carbon intervals for clearer expiry and scheduling code.
Temporarily Pause Queues
- Use the new queue:pause-for functionality to pause specific queues for a set number of seconds.
- Call pauseFor on the queue manager when you need temporary backpressure (API limits, maintenance, etc.).