Eager loading Eloquent properties →
A simple, performant solution for eager-loading Eloquent relationships, when you're only interested in one or two specific properties on the related model.
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Cleaner code with Eloquent events →
Eloquent makes it easy to respond to certain key points in the lifecycle of a model instance, by exposing events such as creating, updating, and deleted.
Eloquent attributes and database defaults →
There's an important gotcha to remember when working with Eloquent and default database values: if you create a new model instance, without overriding a default value, the attribute will not be set.