1 => Choosing A Project
This Series This series is intended to outline my development of an application and what I have learned about Laravel in the process. At the beginning of the project I have little to zero experience using the Laravel PHP framework, and so the project described in this entry will hopefully provide me ample opportunities to learn about how the framework works while implementing best practices. The Project First I have to decide on a project idea. This is often one of the most challenging parts of any learning journey. The project has to be built using Laravel, a modern and open source php web framework. Opening Laravel for the first time felt a bit overwhelming as the amount of boilerplate code was significantly more than I initially expected. The other main backend technology I've been learning at the moment is Apollo Server, which has zero boilerplate code when you start your project. Potential Project Ideas Before proceeding I have laid out some of the potential ideas I had for p...