Laravel 8 On Point
Actual coverage
PHP OOP; namespaces; project setup; routing; MVC; controllers; views; migrations/models; authentication; master templates; forms; relationships; authorization; basic API; deployment; next steps.
Durable knowledge
- Convention over configuration reduces setup when naming and folder conventions are respected.
- Routes translate HTTP intent into controller/application behavior.
- MVC separates request coordination, domain/data behavior, and presentation, though business rules should not accumulate in controllers or templates.
- Migrations version schema evolution; models express relations and persistence behavior.
- Authentication establishes identity; authorization decides whether that identity may perform a specific action on a specific resource.
- Validation belongs at the trust boundary and should produce actionable errors.
- ORM convenience does not remove SQL costs; inspect generated queries and avoid N+1 access.
Current-use caution
The examples target Laravel 8. Verify scaffolding, authentication packages, directory layout, deployment requirements, and framework APIs against the current Laravel release.