This talk will involve how to handle querying your data in ways that keep your application functioning as fast as lightning. We can do that by understanding concepts such as when (and when not) to use table joins, eager and lazy loading, database indexing, and expanding into concepts such as server-side caching (including cache busting) and beyond. You might think you know the ins-and-outs of how to handle accessing your data - but there are lot of underlying concepts and strategies that we’ll talk through that can up your game considerably.

If you’ve ever had that long-running database query that took 10+ seconds, then this talk is for you.

We’ll have some live before-and-after examples using Laravel, a powerful data-driven web application framework, that showcase how your data queries can drastically change by making some efficient decisions in how you architect your code.