On Demand Notifications (12/14) - Laravel 5.5 New Features

In previous versions of Laravel, we always had to instantiate a user object (or any other model that uses the Notifiable trait) in order to use the Notifiable methods. Now in Laravel 5.5 we can actually send notifications, using the Notifiable API, without istantiating the new user object that we wish to send the notification to. This allows us to create notifications "on-demand", just passing in contact information statically and having the notification sent there. Most of the time I imagine you will want to use notifications the same way as before, but this new feature is useful when sending notifications to admin users or developers. ==== MORE FROM THIS SERIES . ==== Full Playlist for the “Laravel 5.5 New Features“ Series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwAKR305CRO8GY3HVpXShlrXab8Cd7VT_ ==== FOLLOW ME ==== Subscribe for New Releases! Subscribe to DevMarketer Insider [Email Newsletter] https://confirmsubscription.com/h/d/5EDC91CF554832D1 Twitter - http://twitter.com/_jacurtis (ask me questions!) ==== QUESTIONS? ==== Leave a comment below and I or someone else can help you. For quick questions you may also want to ask me on Twitter, I respond almost immediately. Email me [email protected] Thanks for all your support!