Programmers love geeking out and creating specialized terms and vocabulary. Well I can do that too. In today's episode, we talk about "value objects", put our own special definition on it, and discuss when we might use these in a Laravel project.

• (00:00) - What I mean by "value object"
• (03:00) - Nicer to do in newer PHP versions
• (04:00) - Main use case for value objects
• (05:30) - Use them for everything then?
• (09:00) - A second reason to use a value object
• (10:45) - Silly bit

Have you ever struggled working with a third party on one of your developer projects? How do you handle that, keeping it professional and also still able to meet your commitments?

In today's episode of No Compromises, Aaron and Joel discuss what happened on a recent project and how they think about handling those kinds of difficulties while still having boundaries.

And if you're looking for help on your Laravel project, get in touch!

JSON fields can be very useful, but when is a good time to include them in your database design?

In today's episode of No Compromises, Aaron and Joel use a couple examples from recent projects to talk through reasons they would and would not use a JSON field.

• (00:00) - Debating JSON fields in database design
• (03:06) - Configuration options: JSON vs. relational tables
• (07:05) - Real-world example: label customization dilemma
• (11:30) - Silly bit