Laravel 4 Workshop

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1. Getting started with Laravel 4
2. About me ›❯ Developer for connectjoepublic.com, in South Africa
 ›❯ I write PHP + Laravel books ›❯ I run rebuildinglaravel.com
3. Before we begin... ›❯ This is open-ended
 ›❯ Tools and resources are more important than basics ›❯ Ask questions, here and on Twitter
4. Laravel ›❯ Model View Controller
 ›❯ Folder structure is just a guideline (and is changing soon!) ›❯ Learning the basics is ok!
5. A typical request... Request → Router → Controller → Model → View http://acme.com/blog /blog BlogController@index PostModel::all() {{ $post->title }}
6. Installing ›❯ Install PHP (with Mcrypt)
 ›❯ Install Composer ›❯ composer create-project "laravel/laravel:4.*"
7. Some websites that will help...
8. Learning more about Laravel ›❯ laracasts.com screencasts
 ›❯ leanpub.com books ›❯ developers on twitter.com
9. Learning more about PHP ›❯ Clean Code - Robert C. Martin
 ›❯ Grumpy testing books - Chris Hartjes ›❯ phptherightway.com
10. And then code...
11. Thanks ›❯ twitter.com/assertchris
 ›❯ tutorials.io ›❯ cgpitt@gmail.com