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I joined a Laravel project with 15,000 lines of code in a single controller. No exaggeration. That day, I understood that writing code that works and writing good code are two very different things. Here are the rules I now apply systematically.
My portfolio had a PageSpeed score of 42. Embarrassing. In two hours, I applied 7 precise optimizations — and the score jumped to 98. Here's exactly what I did, with before/after metrics.
"It works on my machine" — if you've ever said this, this article is for you. Docker eliminates that problem once and for all. And with Laravel, it's simpler than you think.
I've audited over 40 developer and freelancer websites. The result: the same mistakes keep coming up. Mistakes that kill SEO without anyone noticing. Here they all are — with the fixes.
Want to build a professional REST API with Laravel 11? In this guide, I walk you through architecting, securing, and optimizing your API — with real code, no fluff.