Zuzana Kunckova - Writing resilient code - Laracon AU 2025
About this talk
This talk features Zuzana discussing how to write resilient Laravel applications capable of handling various stresses, including traffic spikes, unreliable networks, and failing third-party APIs. The speaker outlines practical techniques such as robust input validation, effective error handling, and proactive monitoring and logging. Zuzana emphasizes the importance of retries, graceful degradation, and testing beyond the happy path to ensure that users are not caught off guard during failures. She also shares insights on the necessity of anticipating third-party API failures and strategies for simulating outages during testing.
