The pipe operator is coming to PHP 8.5

— PHP 8.5 is set to introduce a new operator called the pipe operator (|>). This operator allows you to pass the result of one expression as an argument to another expression, making your code cleaner and more readable.

Memoizing the cache in Laravel

— When you cache a value in Laravel, it’s stored in the cache store (like Redis, Memcached, etc.) and can be retrieved later. This is great since it prevents expensive operations like database queries or API calls.