Speaks Laravel
fluently.

// Generic PHP — no Laravel patterns
$user = DB::table('users')
    ->where('id', $id)
    ->first();
$posts = DB::table('posts')
    ->where('user_id', $user->id)
    ->get();
foreach ($posts as $post) {
    echo $post->title;
}

// Idiomatic Laravel
class User extends Model
{
    public function posts(): HasMany
    {
        return $this->hasMany(Post::class);
    }

    public function scopeActive(
        Builder $query
    ): Builder {
        return $query->where(
            'is_active', true
        );
    }
}

// In controller
$posts = User::active()
    ->find($id)
    ->posts()
    ->latest()
    ->get();