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Laravel 12

Laravel 12 delivers a major PHP 8.2+ upgrade: expect AI-powered debugging, asynchronous caching for speed, and production-ready React/Vue/Livewire 3 starter kits.

This is Laravel 12: the framework's annual upgrade, released February 24, 2025. It mandates PHP 8.2+, driving performance with features like asynchronous caching (`Cache::asyncRemember`) and enhanced WebSocket support. Developer experience is supercharged via a new AI-powered debugging assistant (`debug()` method) and the `nestedWhere()` query builder addition. Crucially, it ships with modern, opinionated starter kits for React, Vue, and Livewire 3, pre-configured with Inertia 2, TypeScript, and shadcn/ui. Version 12 is a clear signal: build faster, more scalable, and full-stack applications with fewer configuration headaches.