The fastest Laravel guide

I started with vanilla JavaScript, building websites with three files; index.html, style.css and an app.js connected to SQLite for my db.

After I learned EJS for includes, quickly moved on to learn React.js, and stuck with Nuxt.js (Vue.js) because of the developer tools.

But I want an all in one system, less randomness and more convention to get really good at, the ecosystems are currently based on PHP, Ruby or Python for core functionality.

I’m picking Laravel because I’ve been convinced by Arvid Kahl on The Bootstrapped Founder. Here are some refreshing notes for a noob like myself on Laravel specifics with useful data structures, types and algorithms.

Laravel features

PHP, Laravel, JavaScript Ecosystems

Laravel Ecosystem Enhancements

Laravel + Frontend Integration

Laravel Build for a VPS

Algorithms to know

Data Structures to know

Data types to know

Compilers to be aware of

Interpreters to be aware of

Laravel-specific features

TailwindCSS features

Single Loop

for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) { echo $array[$i]; }

Nested Loops

for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {
    for ($j = $i + 1; $j < count($array); $j++) {
        echo $array[$i] + $array[$j];
    }
}

Three-Pointer (i, j, k)

for ($i = 0; $i < count($array); $i++) {
    for ($j = $i + 1; $j < count($array); $j++) {
        for ($k = $j + 1; $k < count($array); $k++) {
            if ($array[$i] + $array[$j] + $array[$k] == $target) {
                echo "$array[$i], $array[$j], $array[$k]";
            }
        }
    }
}

Laravel Pagination

$users = User::paginate(10); // Fetch 10 users per page
return view('users.index', compact('users'));

JavaScript filtering and mapping

const result = array.filter(val => val > 5).map(val => val * 2);
console.log(result);

const result = array.filter((val, i) => i % 2 === 0).reduce((sum, val) => sum + val, 0);
console.log(result);