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Myth: PHP is slower than language X

From the series Myth Busters

There are languages where the runtime is faster than PHP. However, that's often irrelevant since the language runtime isn't usually a significant bottleneck.

Myth: You need to use Octane to get acceptable performance from Laravel

From the series Myth Busters

Laravel Octane is a useful way of improving application performance. However, it can't help with everything and you shouldn't use it as a crutch.

Pick your Javascript libraries carefully

From the series Front end

You can't just assume you need jQuery all the time, and if you don't, you can save a lot of bandwidth.

Reducing repeated requests for the user with a decorator

From the series Writing efficient applications

If you're logged into your application, it may be making unnecessary repeated requests to fetch the user. Learn how to cache the user to eliminate this.

Reducing unnecessary dependencies in controllers

From the series Writing efficient applications

Any dependencies in a controller can potentially slow down the response time. By managing them effectively, you can reduce their impact.

Replace DATEDIFF with CURDATE - INTERVAL

From the series Faster database queries

The DATEDIFF function in SQL can be slow. Replacing it with CURDATE can often help performance on complex queries.

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