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Eloquent: Abstracting Query Logic vs. Just Using It
Laravel Jun 14, 2026 · 5 min

Eloquent: Abstracting Query Logic vs. Just Using It

Eloquent is Laravel's ORM, and knowing when to wrap its query methods in services or repositories versus just calling them directly is a common architectural decision.