What's New in Laravel 5.3

It's about that time again! The release of Laravel 5.3 is imminent. That means, it's finally time to dig in and see what's new. And, well, there's a lot! From directory changes, to notifications, to passports, to everything in between! This series will be refreshed every work day, so don't fall behind!

• Important Directory Changes
• The Query Builder Now Returns Collections
• The Global Cache Helper
• The JavaScript Suggestion
• Simpler Pagination
• Mailables
• Foreach, and the Loop Object
• Toggle Pivot Table Records
• Notifications: Email
• Notifications: Database
• Send Slack Notifications With Laravel in Minutes
• Super Simple File Uploading
• Laravel Passport
• Closure-Based Commands
• Advanced Search With Laravel Scout
• Advanced Search With Laravel Scout: Part 2
• Facade Fakes
• Fluent Validation Rules