diff --git a/src/Attributes/Validation/Exclude.php b/src/Attributes/Validation/Exclude.php
index 15cf1276a..6f83a6a5f 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Validation/Exclude.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Validation/Exclude.php
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 #[Attribute(Attribute::TARGET_PROPERTY | Attribute::TARGET_PARAMETER)]
 class Exclude extends ObjectValidationAttribute
 {
-    public function __construct(protected ExcludeIf $rule)
+    public function __construct(protected ?ExcludeIf $rule = null)
     {
     }
 
     public function getRule(ValidationPath $path): object|string
     {
-        return $this->rule;
+        return $this->rule ?? self::keyword();
     }
 
     public static function keyword(): string
diff --git a/src/Attributes/Validation/ValidationAttribute.php b/src/Attributes/Validation/ValidationAttribute.php
index cbc3e110b..4c4e8eef2 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/Validation/ValidationAttribute.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/Validation/ValidationAttribute.php
@@ -46,11 +46,11 @@ protected static function parseBooleanValue(mixed $value): mixed
         }
 
         if ($value === 'true' || $value === '1') {
-            return true;
+            return 'true';
         }
 
         if ($value === 'false' || $value === '0') {
-            return true;
+            return 'false';
         }
 
         return $value;
diff --git a/src/Casts/UnserializeCast.php b/src/Casts/UnserializeCast.php
index db3ffc311..d06686bb4 100644
--- a/src/Casts/UnserializeCast.php
+++ b/src/Casts/UnserializeCast.php
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 class UnserializeCast implements Cast
 {
     public function __construct(
-        private bool $failSilently = false,
+        private readonly bool $failSilently = false,
     ) {
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Commands/DataMakeCommand.php b/src/Commands/DataMakeCommand.php
index 075c51fac..a828dc9b0 100644
--- a/src/Commands/DataMakeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Commands/DataMakeCommand.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected function qualifyClass($name): string
     {
         $suffix = trim($this->option('suffix'));
         if (! empty($suffix) && ! Str::endsWith($name, $suffix)) {
-            $name = $name . $suffix;
+            $name .= $suffix;
         }
 
         return parent::qualifyClass($name);
diff --git a/src/Concerns/AppendableData.php b/src/Concerns/AppendableData.php
index 07e336aa1..98595f4af 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/AppendableData.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/AppendableData.php
@@ -24,13 +24,10 @@ public function getAdditionalData(): array
     {
         $additional = $this->with();
 
-        $computedAdditional = [];
-
-        foreach ($additional as $name => $value) {
-            $computedAdditional[$name] = $value instanceof Closure
-                ? ($value)($this)
-                : $value;
-        }
+        $computedAdditional = array_map(
+            fn ($value) => $value instanceof Closure ? ($value)($this) : $value,
+            $additional
+        );
 
         foreach ($this->_additional as $name => $value) {
             $computedAdditional[$name] = $value instanceof Closure
diff --git a/src/Concerns/ValidateableData.php b/src/Concerns/ValidateableData.php
index b48716e4f..d4ad96ff7 100644
--- a/src/Concerns/ValidateableData.php
+++ b/src/Concerns/ValidateableData.php
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ public static function validateAndCreate(Arrayable|array $payload): static
 
     public static function withValidator(Validator $validator): void
     {
-        return;
     }
 
     public static function getValidationRules(array $payload): array
diff --git a/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php b/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
index b13d5ce65..95967a501 100644
--- a/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
+++ b/src/DataPipes/CastPropertiesDataPipe.php
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ protected function cast(
 
     protected function shouldBeCasted(DataProperty $property, mixed $value): bool
     {
-        if (gettype($value) !== 'object') {
+        if (!is_object($value)) {
             return true;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/DataPipes/DefaultValuesDataPipe.php b/src/DataPipes/DefaultValuesDataPipe.php
index 38ab18086..1d4474f6c 100644
--- a/src/DataPipes/DefaultValuesDataPipe.php
+++ b/src/DataPipes/DefaultValuesDataPipe.php
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ public function handle(
 
             if ($property->type->isNullable) {
                 $properties[$name] = null;
-
-                continue;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Exceptions/CannotPerformPartialOnDataField.php b/src/Exceptions/CannotPerformPartialOnDataField.php
index 15e478691..c06326d5e 100644
--- a/src/Exceptions/CannotPerformPartialOnDataField.php
+++ b/src/Exceptions/CannotPerformPartialOnDataField.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public static function create(
     ): self {
         $message = "Tried to {$partialType->getVerb()} a non existing field `{$field}` on `{$dataClass->name}`.".PHP_EOL;
         $message .= 'Provided transformation context:'.PHP_EOL.PHP_EOL;
-        $message .= (string) $transformationContext;
+        $message .= $transformationContext;
 
         return new self(message: $message, previous: $exception);
     }
diff --git a/src/Resolvers/DataValidationMessagesAndAttributesResolver.php b/src/Resolvers/DataValidationMessagesAndAttributesResolver.php
index dac90ba14..69d8919f9 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/DataValidationMessagesAndAttributesResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolvers/DataValidationMessagesAndAttributesResolver.php
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ public function execute(
                     [...$nestingChain, $dataProperty->type->dataClass],
                 );
 
-                $messages = array_merge($messages, $nested['messages']);
-                $attributes = array_merge($attributes, $nested['attributes']);
+
+                $messages[] = $nested['messages'];
+                $attributes[] = $nested['attributes'];
 
                 continue;
             }
@@ -63,13 +64,14 @@ public function execute(
                     [...$nestingChain, $dataProperty->type->dataClass],
                 );
 
-                $messages = array_merge($messages, $collected['messages']);
-                $attributes = array_merge($attributes, $collected['attributes']);
-
-                continue;
+                $messages[] = $collected['messages'];
+                $attributes[] = $collected['attributes'];
             }
         }
 
+        $messages = array_merge(...$messages);
+        $attributes = array_merge(...$attributes);
+
         if (method_exists($class, 'messages')) {
             $messages = collect(app()->call([$class, 'messages']))
                 ->keyBy(
diff --git a/src/Resolvers/EmptyDataResolver.php b/src/Resolvers/EmptyDataResolver.php
index 3509d2467..0749f13be 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/EmptyDataResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolvers/EmptyDataResolver.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public function execute(string $class, array $extra = []): array
         return $payload;
     }
 
-    protected function getValueForProperty(DataProperty $property): mixed
+    protected function getValueForProperty(DataProperty $property): ?array
     {
         $propertyType = $property->type;
 
diff --git a/src/Resolvers/RequestQueryStringPartialsResolver.php b/src/Resolvers/RequestQueryStringPartialsResolver.php
index ead50f690..1ff34e4b7 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/RequestQueryStringPartialsResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolvers/RequestQueryStringPartialsResolver.php
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ protected function findField(
 
         $outputMappedProperties = $dataClass->outputMappedProperties->resolve();
 
-        if (array_key_exists($field, $outputMappedProperties)) {
-            return $outputMappedProperties[$field];
-        }
-
-        return null;
+        return $outputMappedProperties[$field] ?? null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Resolvers/TransformedDataCollectableResolver.php b/src/Resolvers/TransformedDataCollectableResolver.php
index d3b0f458a..c889a2bf8 100644
--- a/src/Resolvers/TransformedDataCollectableResolver.php
+++ b/src/Resolvers/TransformedDataCollectableResolver.php
@@ -75,11 +75,10 @@ protected function transformItems(
         bool $executeWrap,
         TransformationContext $nestedContext,
     ): array {
-        $collection = [];
-
-        foreach ($items as $key => $value) {
-            $collection[$key] = $this->transformationClosure($nestedContext)($value);
-        }
+        $collection = array_map(
+            fn ($value) => $this->transformationClosure($nestedContext)($value),
+            is_array($items) ? $items : $items->all()
+        );
 
         return $executeWrap
             ? $wrap->wrap($collection)
diff --git a/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php b/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
index 0968cdc1f..88a5e948f 100644
--- a/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
+++ b/src/Support/Caching/DataStructureCache.php
@@ -27,9 +27,7 @@ public function getConfig(): ?CachedDataConfig
         /** @var ?CachedDataConfig $cachedConfig */
         $cachedConfig = $this->get('config');
 
-        if ($cachedConfig) {
-            $cachedConfig->setCache($this);
-        }
+        $cachedConfig?->setCache($this);
 
         return $cachedConfig;
     }
diff --git a/src/Support/Creation/CreationContext.php b/src/Support/Creation/CreationContext.php
index f7de00662..d87516bee 100644
--- a/src/Support/Creation/CreationContext.php
+++ b/src/Support/Creation/CreationContext.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ public function next(
     ): self {
         $this->dataClass = $dataClass;
 
-        array_push($this->currentPath, $path);
+        $this->currentPath[] = $path;
 
         return $this;
     }
diff --git a/src/Support/DataConfig.php b/src/Support/DataConfig.php
index fa2a0a30f..946bdc877 100644
--- a/src/Support/DataConfig.php
+++ b/src/Support/DataConfig.php
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ public static function createFromConfig(array $config): static
         $dataClasses = [];
 
         $ruleInferrers = array_map(
-            fn (string $ruleInferrerClass) => app($ruleInferrerClass),
+            app(...),
             $config['rule_inferrers'] ?? []
         );
 
diff --git a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
index 6e7095736..551587d70 100644
--- a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
+++ b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ public function set($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?string
                 'data' => json_decode($value->toJson(), associative: true, flags: JSON_THROW_ON_ERROR),
             ])
             : $value->toJson();
-        ;
 
         if (in_array('encrypted', $this->arguments)) {
             return Crypt::encryptString($value);
diff --git a/src/Support/Partials/Partial.php b/src/Support/Partials/Partial.php
index 82c6c9291..18c337dff 100644
--- a/src/Support/Partials/Partial.php
+++ b/src/Support/Partials/Partial.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ protected static function resolveSegmentsFromPath(string $path): array
                     substr($segmentString, 1, -1)
                 );
 
-                $segments[] = new FieldsPartialSegment(array_map(fn (string $field) => trim($field), $fields));
+                $segments[] = new FieldsPartialSegment(array_map(trim(...), $fields));
 
                 return $segments;
             }
diff --git a/src/Support/Transformation/GlobalTransformersCollection.php b/src/Support/Transformation/GlobalTransformersCollection.php
index 29ca499e1..a00a32b27 100644
--- a/src/Support/Transformation/GlobalTransformersCollection.php
+++ b/src/Support/Transformation/GlobalTransformersCollection.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function add(string $transformable, Transformer $transformer): self
 
     public function findTransformerForValue(mixed $value): ?Transformer
     {
-        if (gettype($value) !== 'object') {
+        if (!is_object($value)) {
             return $this->transformers[get_debug_type($value)] ?? null;
         }