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A Decade of Laravel Admin Panels: What Survived and Why

I've been building admin panel software since 2012. For Laravel specifically, since 2014. That's over a decade of watching developers — talented, passionate, generous developers — launch promising tools, pour weekends into them, s...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Do You Still Need a Bundler? A Look at What's Changed in Web Technology

A few years ago, I wrote about the new trend in web development: keeping it simple. Back then, it felt like a counter-culture movement. Today? It's closer to becoming mainstream. And the reason is simple: the web platform caught u...

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Cristian Tabacitu

You Might Not Need NPM: Simpler Ways to Load Assets

A post of mine on LinkedIn blew up recently. I said: Hot take: NPM has done more harm to web development than good. It normalized trea...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Backpack for Laravel Alternatives 2025 - Top Admin Panels and Frameworks

Introduction to Laravel admin panels and Backpack As a developer, you're likely familiar with the challenge of building admin interface...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Backpack vs Filament

So... you need to build an admin panel for your Laravel app, and you're looking for the best tool to build it. You're on the right trac...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Backpack vs Laravel Nova

Trying to decide between Backpack for Laravel and Laravel Nova? Well, grab a cup of coffee (or whatever keeps you going), and let’s di...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Choose 'Boring' Technology for Long-Term Projects

Ever chased a tech trend, only to regret it a couple of years down the line? You're not alone. I've been building stuff on the web for...

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Cristian Tabacitu

What I missed when building an MVP with Laravel

I've been building a small app on the side. It's not for Laravel developers specifically, but if you're curious... it does one thing -...

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Cristian Tabacitu

Top 3 Reasons Why FREE Dependencies are Not Exactly FREE

I’ve seen this happen so many times, especially with devs who are newer to PHP, or come from JS. Their composer.json looks is an endles...

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Cristian Tabacitu

The New Trend in Web Development: Keeping It Simple

Web development is changing. Again! Here's how: The Modern Web What people call "the modern web" began to take shape in the e...

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Cristian Tabacitu