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Intermediate What's New in Laravel 5.4 It's that time of year again! Laravel is on the cusp of graduating to version 5.4. Along with it comes a variety of excellent new optimizations and features. Markdown …
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Intermediate What's New in Laravel 5.3 It's about that time again! The release of Laravel 5.3 is imminent. That means, it's finally time to dig in and see what's new. And, well, there's a lot! …
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Beginner What's New in Laravel 5.2 It's about that time again. Laravel 5.2 is on its way (possibly in January, 2016), with a variety of useful new additions. Let's get ahead of the game, and …
![[Laracasts] Whatcha Working On](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/whatcha-working-on-1-298x248.png)
Advanced Whatcha Working On Most of the lessons here at Laracasts boil down to rehearsed presentations. The reality, however, is that we all spend a lot of time tinkering, visiting StackOverflow, and debugging error messages. …
![[Laracasts] Visual Studio Code for PHP Developers](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/visual-studio-code-for-php-developers-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Visual Studio Code for PHP Developers Out of the blue, Microsoft jumps into the editor wars with an incredible offering that gives Sublime Text an overwhelming run for its money. In fact, it just …
![[Laracasts] Unlocking Badges Workshop](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/unlocking-badges-workshop-1-298x248.png)
Advanced Unlocking Badges Workshop Together, in this series we'll add an "Unlockable Badge" feature to the Laracasts website. Perhaps when a user reaches a certain XP threshold, they unlock a badge. Or when they reach …
![[Laracasts] Testing Vue](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/testing-vue-1-298x248.png)
Advanced Testing Vue testingvue.com How in the world are we supposed to unit test Vue components? Is it even possible? Why, yes. Yes it is! I'll show you the full process, step by step. Not …
![[Laracasts] Modern CSS Workflow](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/modern-css-workflow-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Modern CSS Workflow The way we construct and think of CSS has changed drastically in the last ten years. In this series, we'll review key tools in every modern frontender's belt. This includes everything …
![[Laracasts] Modern CSS for Backend Developers](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/css-for-backend-developers-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Modern CSS for Backend Developers I know too many backend developers who are stifled by one glaring phobia: CSS. How do you construct a layout when nothing lines up? Every browser renders your code …
![[Laracasts] Let’s Build A Forum with Laravel and TDD](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/lets-build-a-forum-1-298x248.png)
Advanced Let's Build A Forum with Laravel and TDD A forum is a deceptively complex thing. Sure, it's made up of threads and replies, but what else might exist as part of a forum? What …
![[Laracasts] Learn Vue 2: Step By Step](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/learning-vue-step-by-step-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Learn Vue 2: Step By Step vuecasts.com Vue is easily one of the most exciting additions to the front-end world in many years. With its intuitive API, and the fact that it can be …
![[Laracasts] Learn Laravel Mix](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/learn-laravel-mix-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Learn Laravel Mix Webpack is the most powerful and flexible asset compilation tool available today. With that power, however, comes a certain level of complexity. That's where Laravel Mix steps in. Intended for the …
![[Laracasts] Learn Laravel Forge](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/server-management-with-forge-1-298x248.png)
Beginner Learn Laravel Forge In this series, guest instructor Marcel Pociot (Beyond Code) will steer you through the ins and outs of building and configuring servers with Laravel Forge. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran hoping …
![[Laracasts] How to Read Code](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/how-to-read-code-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate How to Read Code To improve as a developer, you must focus on three things: learning, reading, and writing. Or, in other words, learn from somebody more seasoned than you; read a lot of …
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Beginner Be Awesome in PHPStorm Think about how many hours each week you spend within your editor. Doesn't it make sense to unlock every inch of its capabilities? I certainly subscribe to that idea! Why …
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Intermediate How Do I It's cool, we all hit road blocks from time to time. Have a web-related question that could be solved in ten minutes or less as a video? If so, tweet @laracasts, …
![[Laracasts] Hands On: Community Contributions](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/hands-on-community-contributions-1-298x248.png)
Intermediate Hands On: Community Contributions In this mini-series, we'll, from scratch, allow users to register, submit community articles and tutorials, and then vote on their favorites. Exactly like what we have here at Laracasts! While …
![[Laracasts] Do You React?](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/do-you-react-1-298x248.png)
Advanced Do You React? While Laracasts is dedicated to PHP and Laravel, the reality is that most of us need to write JavaScript daily as well. In this series, we'll learn about React - not …
![[LARACASTS] Webpack for Everyone](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/webpack-for-everyone-298x248.png)
Webpack is a wonderful tool for bundling front-end assets. Having said that, it can sometimes be a bit confusing to newcomers who switch over from a more traditional "concatenate these scripts and libraries in this exact …
![[LARACASTS] What’s New in Laravel 5.5](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/whats-new-in-laravel-5.4-298x248.png)
Here we go again! Currently scheduled for an August release date, we're on the verge of Laravel 5.5. With that in mind, let's get a head start on the new features and additions to the …
![[LARACASTS] What’s New in Laravel 5.1](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/whats-new-in-laravel-5.1-298x248.png)
Laravel 5.1 includes a variety of welcomed new features. Everything from broadcasting events, to massively improved testing facilities, to LTS support. As always, Laravel is setting the curve with this new release. Let's breeze through …
![[LARACASTS] Understand Regular Expressions](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/understand-regular-expressions-298x248.png)
Does the thought of a confusing regular expression send chills down your back? Don't worry; you're in the majority. But, luckily, the truth is that the trick to understanding regular expressions simply boils down to …
![[LARACASTS] Sublime Text Mastery](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sublime-text-mastery-1-298x248.png)
If you intend to dedicate a career to web development, shouldn't you, in the process, harness every ounce of your code editor? In this series, I'll show you everything I know about Sublime Text. Size: …
![[LARACASTS] Server Management With Forge](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/server-management-with-forge-298x248.png)
Services like DigitalOcean and Linode are incredibly cheap and scalable, however, they do assume a certain level of server administration knowledge. Even with these skills, performing common tasks can prove to be a burden. Thankfully, Laravel Forge, built by …
![[LARACASTS] Russian-Doll Caching in Laravel](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/russian-doll-caching-in-laravel-298x248.png)
Popularized in the Rails world, Russian Doll caching is an interesting approach, where you create nested fragment caches for your view logic. If you then link the keys for each of these cached items to …
![[LARACASTS] Testing Laravel](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/testing-laravel-1-298x248.png)
Given the number of testing tools and resources available to PHP developers, it's no wonder why so many developers feel overwhelmed. In this series, we'll learn the ins and outs of PHPUnit testing, while working …
![[LARACASTS] Professional PHP Workflow in Sublime Text 3](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/sublime-text-mastery-298x248.png)
This series is exclusively for the working developer who, though familiar with Sublime Text, needs to tweak and optimize their editor particularly for PHP development. Come along, as we review everything from error detection, to …
![[LARACASTS] Laravel Authentication Techniques](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/laravel-authentication-techniques-298x248.png)
While Laravel offers a robust, traditional authentication setup out of the box, you may find that you require unique setups for certain projects. Perhaps one application should leverage GitHub for its sign in functionality. Maybe …
![[LARACASTS] Learn Redis Through Examples](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/learn-redis-through-examples-298x248.png)
You've probably known for a while now that Redis is a thing. But, like so many others, maybe you've had trouble understanding exactly when you would reach for a key-value database like this. What's wrong …
![[LARACASTS] How to Manage an Open Source Project](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/how-to-maintain-an-open-source-project-298x248.png)
Managing a popular open source project can be daunting at first. How do we maintain all these issues, or automatically trigger our test suite for incoming PRs? And what's a useful workflow for brainstorming and …
![[LARACASTS] Intermediate Laravel](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/intermediate-laravel-298x248.png)
Made your way through Laravel 5 Fundamentals yet? Nice job! It's time to dig a bit deeper. In this series, not only will we review higher level features, such as using the Scheduler component and dispatching commands …
![[LARACASTS] ES2015 Crash Course](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/es2015-crash-course-298x248.png)
If you feel overwhelmed by the lightning-fast pace of the JavaScript community, you're not alone. The JavaScript (likely using jQuery) you might have written in 2009 doesn't even remotely resemble the scripts of today. In …
![[LARACASTS] Get Real With Laravel Echo](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/get-real-with-laravel-echo-298x248.png)
Wouldn't it be great if you could alert the users of your application about important changes, without requiring that they manually refresh the page? What if an order status automatically refreshed itself? What if a …
![[LARACASTS] Eloquent Techniques](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/eloquent-techniques-298x248.png)
For any Laravel user, a solid understanding of Eloquent is crucial. In this series, we'll review a number of key techniques for your toolbelt. Size: 196.09M
![[LARACASTS] Code Reflections](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/code-reflections-298x248.png)
Reflecting upon the code you've written is an important step for any developer. It's not enough to simply extract, refactor, and call it a day. No. Once complete, you must evaluate what you've done. Is …
![[LARACASTS] Whatcha Working On](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/whatcha-working-on-298x248.png)
Most of the lessons here at Laracasts boil down to rehearsed presentations. The reality, however, is that we all spend a lot of time tinkering, visiting StackOverflow, and debugging error messages. In this series, each …
![[LARACASTS] Testing Vue](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/testing-vue-298x248.png)
How in the world are we supposed to unit test Vue components? Is it even possible? Why, yes. Yes it is! I'll show you the full process, step by step. Not only will you learn …
![[LARACASTS] Simple Rules for Simpler Code](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/simple-rules-for-simpler-code-298x248.png)
If you've ever heard a developer use the term, "object calisthenics," you might have assumed that they were referring to some hugely complex topic. Luckily, though, that's not the case. It simply refers to a …
![[LARACASTS] Real-time Laravel with Socket.io](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/realtime-laravel-with-socket-io-298x248.png)
When we want to broadcast events on our server to the client, how exactly do we do that? Well, there's a number of ways to tackle it, including using a dedicated service like Pusher. However, …
![[LARACASTS] Testing Laravel](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/testing-laravel-298x248.png)
Given the number of testing tools and resources available to PHP developers, it's no wonder why so many developers feel overwhelmed. In this series, we'll learn the ins and outs of PHPUnit testing, while working …
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Laravel Elixir takes the yawn out of writing your Gulpfiles. Why spends hundreds of lines writing what can be accomplished with just a few? Size: 424.40M
![[LARACASTS] Learn Vue 2: Step By Step](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/learning-vue-step-by-step-298x248.png)
Vue is easily one of the most exciting additions to the front-end world in many years. With its intuitive API, and the fact that it can be applied to any type of application, it's no …
![[LARACASTS] How to Accept Payments](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/billing-with-stripe-298x248.png)
No longer do we require brick and mortar shops to sell our products. Have you written a book? Great! You can set up a webpage to sell it in a matter of minutes. It's that …
![[LARACASTS] Git Me Some Version Control](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/git-me-some-version-control-298x248.png)
Version Control can be a mysterious thing at first. Why exactly do I need this?? Before long, though, you depend on it with your life. If you're new to this world, let me help! Size: …
![[LARACASTS] ES2015 Crash Course](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/es2015-crash-course-298x248.png)
If you feel overwhelmed by the lightning-fast pace of the JavaScript community, you're not alone. The JavaScript (likely using jQuery) you might have written in 2009 doesn't even remotely resemble the scripts of today. In …
![[LARACASTS] CSS Grids for Everyone](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/css-grids-for-everyone-298x248.png)
The new CSS Grid spec offers unprecedented control when it comes to constructing layouts and components. In fact, this level of power and flexibility has never been available before now. That being said, there's a …
![[LARACASTS] Charting and You](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/charting-and-you-298x248.png)
At some point, you'll be called upon to prepare a series of graphs, or charts for your business. It's scary at first; where do you even begin? But, luckily, you'll find that, thanks to tools …
![[LARACASTS] Whip Monstrous Code Into Shape](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/whip-monstrous-code-into-shape-298x248.png)
You did your best, but somehow that User object, over time, morphed into a monstrous God object. And your controllers started out nice and clean, but now... not so much. We've all been there. In this series, …
![[LARACASTS] SOLID Principles in PHP](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/solid-principles-in-php-298x248.png)
SOLID represents a series of guidelines that developers can use to, if done well, simplify and clarify their code. While certainly not laws, understanding these concepts will make you a better developer. Size: 114.60M
![[LARACASTS] Simple Rules for Simpler Code](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/simple-rules-for-simpler-code-298x248.png)
If you've ever heard a developer use the term, "object calisthenics," you might have assumed that they were referring to some hugely complex topic. Luckily, though, that's not the case. It simply refers to a …
![[LARACASTS] Learn Flexbox Through Examples](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/learn-flexbox-through-examples-298x248.png)
Flexbox is easily one of the most important additions to CSS in the last decade. The only problem is that there's a bit of a learning curve. Trust me, though: you want to learn this. …
![[LARACASTS] PHP 7 Up and Running](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/php-7-up-and-running-298x248.png)
Slated for release in December, 2015, PHP 7 brings a wealth of new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements. If you're curious, come with me, as I demonstrate what's new! Size: 117.66M
![[LARACASTS] The PHP Practitioner](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/the-php-practitioner-298x248.png)
We all start somewhere. When it comes to web development with PHP, well, your first stop is this series. Designed specifically and exclusively for beginners, here, you'll learn the fundamentals of PHP - all the …
![[LARACASTS] Object-Oriented Bootcamp](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/object-oriented-bootcamp-298x248.png)
As wonderful as Laravel is, it does assume that you have a basic understanding of object-oriented programming. If you don't, that's okay, we all were there at one point; however, you need to buckle down …
![[LARACASTS] Let’s Build A Forum with Laravel and TDD](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/lets-build-a-forum-298x248.png)
A forum is a deceptively complex thing. Sure, it's made up of threads and replies, but what else might exist as part of a forum? What about profiles, or thread subscriptions, or filtering, or real-time …
![[LARACASTS] Laravel 5.4 From Scratch](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/laravel-from-scratch-298x248.png)
Each year, the Laracasts "Laravel From Scratch" series is refreshed to reflect the latest iteration of the framework. This is the 2017 edition, which uses version 5.4 of the framework. Are you hoping to level …
![[LARACASTS] Incremental APIs](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/incremental-apis-298x248.png)
Often, pitfalls and traps are a good thing! They teach us about what to avoid the next time around. This is how best practices emerge. With that in mind, in this series, let's take an …
![[LARACASTS] How to Build Command-Line Apps](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/how-to-build-command-line-apps-298x248.png)
In this series, we'll learn how how to build command-line apps from scratch, using Symfony's excellent console component. In no time, you'll be whipping up executables to perform all sorts of tasks. Size: 182.99M
![[LARACASTS] Discover Symfony Components](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/discover-symfony-components-298x248.png)
While it's sometimes fun to imagine Laravel and Symfony locked in battle, the reality is that Laravel leverages a number of excellent Symfony components. In this series, one by one, we'll review a variety of …
![[LARACASTS] Design Patterns in PHP](https://www.freecoursesonline.me/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/design-patterns-in-php-298x248.png)
A design pattern is a common solution to a common problem. Nothing more, nothing less. And, while some of these approaches might seem foreign or overwhelming to you, the important thing to remember is that, …