Laravel 9: Strap In!

Laravel 9 has been released with several new features and improvements, including a yearly release cycle, updates to Symfony Mailer, support for PHP8, Flysystem integration, route controller grouping, forced scope bindings, enums, and improved testing coverage. The framework's interactions with Symfony have been highlighted, as well as its potential impact on the PHP ecosystem. Laravel 9 also includes new features such as attribute cast Enums, which allow for more readable code and better database storage efficiency. Additionally, the framework has expanded its ecosystem with projects like Vapor, Breeze, Octane, Sail, Horizon, and more, solidifying its position in the PHP Foundation.