September 8, 2020

Laravel 8.0 released

Taylor Otwell released Laravel 8.0 on September 8, 2020 with model factories, job batching, and improved routing and maintenance mode.

What it was for

LaravelLaravel 8 refined the developer experience before Laravel 9's PHP 8 jump: class-based model factories replaced legacy definitions; job batching coordinated queues; Jetstream offered optional auth scaffolding. It remained the default PHP framework for SaaSSoftware as a Service — applications delivered over the internet on a subscription basis. and agency work through the early 2020s.

Why it's here

Laravel 8 polished factories and queues for production PHP teams.

Why it mattered

Job batching and modern factories reduced boilerplate in data-heavy apps.

What it solved

Legacy factory syntax and ad-hoc queue orchestration slowed Laravel testing and ops.

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