Chapter 1, Understanding the Core Concepts of Laravel 5, introduces the Laravel framework as a powerful tool for the development of web applications and explores the use of the paradigm convention over configuration. We will see how, out of the box, Laravel has all of the features that we need to build modern web applications, token-based authentication, routes, resources, and more. Also, we will find out why the Laravel framework is one of the most popular PHP frameworks for developing web applications today. We will learn how to set up the environment, look at the Laravel application lifecycle, and see how to use the Artisan CLI.
Chapter 2, The Benefits of TypeScript, looks at how TypeScript enables you to write consistent ...
