Laravel recommends using the `Str` and `Arr` class methods directly instead of the respective helper functions. These helper functions are [deprecated in Laravel 5.8][1] and will be removed in a future version.
[1]: https://github.com/laravel/framework/pull/26898
PHP 5.5.9+ adds the new static `class` property which provides the fully qualified class name. This is preferred over using class name strings as these references are checked by the parser.
* Shift core files
* Shift app folder structure
Laravel 5.3 no longer includes the `Events`, `Jobs`, `Listeners`, and
`Policies` folders by default. Instead, they are created when you make
them using `artisan`.
* Shift Middleware
* Shift Providers
* Shift configuration
* Shift Routes
Laravel 5.3 now stores Routes in a top-level `routes` folder and
separates them into API, console, and web files.
* Shift deprecations
The `Str::randomBytes` and `Str::equals` methods were deprecated in
Laravel 5.2 and removed in Laravel 5.3 in favor of the native
`random_bytes` and `hash_equals` PHP functions.
In addition, the Collection method `lists()` was replaced with
`pluck()`.
* Shift Laravel dependencies
* Shift cleanup
* Updated composer.json
* Updated providers to 5.3 style
* Removed events folder and extend correct exceptions handler
* Updated configuration
* Shift back our method names from ending in "pluck" to "list"
* Temporarily add back in old mcrypt encrypter
* Adopt PSR-2 coding style
The Laravel framework adopts the PSR-2 coding style in version 5.1.
Laravel apps *should* adopt this coding style as well. Read the
[PSR-2 coding style guide][1] for more details and check out [PHPCS][2]
to use as a code formatting tool.
[1]: https://github.com/php-fig/fig-standards/blob/master/accepted/PSR-2-coding-style-guide.md
[2]: https://github.com/squizlabs/PHP_CodeSniffer
* Adopt PHP short array syntax
Laravel 5 adopted the short array syntax which became available in
PHP 5.4.
* Remove SelfHandling from Jobs
Jobs are self handling by default in Laravel 5.2.
* Add new exceptions to `$dontReport` property
* Shift core files
* Shift Middleware
Laravel 5.2 adjusts the `Guard` object used within middleware. In
addition, new `can` and `throttles` middleware were added.
* Shift Input to Request facade
Laravel 5.2 no longer registers the `Input` facade by default. Laravel
now prefers using the `Request` facade or the `$request` object within
*Controllers* instead. Review the [HTTP Requests][1] documentation for
more details.
[1]: https://laravel.com/docs/5.2/requests
* Shift configuration
Laravel 5.2 introduces the `env` app configuration option and removes
the `pretend` mail configuration option. In addition, a few of the
default `providers` and `aliases` bindings were removed.
* Shift Laravel dependencies
* Shift cleanup
* Updated composer.lock
* Updated Middleware to 5.2
* Config update for Laravel 5.2
* [Laravel 5.2] Updated validation strings
* Updated auth config
* Updated to use middleware groups
* Added laravel 5.2 sessions migration
