The speakers present two new error handling tools for Laravel: Ignition and Flare. Ignition is a modern error page that will be the default in Laravel 6, offering improved error reporting with features like dark mode, blade template debugging, and runnable solutions. Flare is a new Laravel-specific error tracking service that integrates with Ignition, offering team collaboration features, notifications, and error sharing capabilities.
Taylor Otwell presents Laravel Telescope, a new debugging and monitoring tool for Laravel applications. He demonstrates its various features including request monitoring, query logging, job tracking, and error handling. Telescope provides a clean interface for viewing application logs, cache operations, and email previews, with both light and dark modes. The tool is particularly useful for local development but can also be deployed to production with proper authorization and filtering.
A comprehensive talk about the importance of application logging in Laravel and general software development. The speaker discusses why logs are critical for debugging and monitoring applications, best practices for implementing logging, and demonstrates practical logging implementation using Laravel with services like Log Entries and Google Cloud Run.
Jess Archer presents Laravel Pulse, a new free and open-source performance monitoring and insights tool designed specifically for Laravel applications. The talk demonstrates Pulse's features including monitoring system stats, queues, cache usage, slow queries, and exceptions. She shows how to customize the dashboard, configure sampling rates, and create custom cards while emphasizing Pulse's low overhead and production-readiness.