Laravel Basics
The Laravel docs are very well written and comprehensive, but when I first started out developing with Laravel, it often felt like they assumed I already knew certain things... and sometimes, I didn't!
The articles in this section are mostly intended as a companion to the Laravel docs, to fill in some gaps and give some pointers that should make the docs easier to follow, and hopefully a bit less intimidating to the new Laravel-ite.
If there's anything you struggled with when you first started out with Laravel, or are still struggling with now, that you'd like to see an article about, tweet me @RandomWeaselDev and let me know :)
Dealing with Data in Laravel
Getting data from your database and working with it is pretty critical... this article explains the different ways your data might appear, like Models and Collections, how to use them, and what to do if you end up with unexpected errors, or data you didn't expect Read more...
Dirty Debugging with dd()
A quick and easy way to find out exactly what your variables contain Read more...