Learning Path: Web Development with PHP 7 and Laravel 5

Are you a PHP developer looking to level up your skills and build modern web applications? This comprehensive learning path focuses on mastering Laravel, the leading PHP framework, and leveraging the power of PHP 7 for enhanced performance.

Why Laravel and PHP 7?

• Expressive Syntax: Laravel offers a clean and elegant syntax, simplifying web development.
• Developer Productivity: It streamlines common tasks, reducing development time and effort.
• Performance Boost: PHP 7, built on PHPNG, delivers significant performance improvements, leading to faster websites. Combining PHP 7 with Laravel 5 allows you to create highly optimized web applications.
• Modern Development: Stay current with industry-standard technologies.

What You'll Learn:

This structured learning path takes you from foundational concepts to practical application:

• PHP 7 Fundamentals: Explore the new and advanced features of PHP 7, including performance enhancements and modern language constructs.
• Object-Oriented Programming (OOP): Deepen your understanding of OOP principles and techniques essential for building scalable and maintainable applications.
• Laravel Installation: Learn how to easily install Laravel on Windows, Mac, and Linux environments.
• Laravel Application Structure: Understand the directory structure, third-party dependencies, and Composer package management.
• Laravel MVC Architecture: Master the Model-View-Controller (MVC) structure, including routes, controllers, models, views, and templates.
• CRUD Operations & Validation: Build a practical web application using Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations and implement basic data validation.

About the Authors:

This learning path combines the expertise of:

• Budi Irawan: A seasoned software engineer, lecturer, and open-source contributor with over 7 years of PHP experience building web applications. He's proficient in PHP, JavaScript, and Ruby, and passionate about teaching and sharing knowledge.
• Hiren Dave: A software engineer, blogger, and consultant with 9+ years of experience developing web and mobile applications. He's a technology enthusiast with a strong background in startups and a passion for researching new trends. He's also an author, having written "Instant Sencha Touch."

By the end of this learning path, you'll be equipped to confidently build your own robust and feature-rich web applications using PHP 7 and Laravel.