Development Blog 28th August 2018

Laravel Developer Dublin

What is Laravel?

Laravel is an open-source modern PHP web development framework. A good framework sets a sensible structure for developers to build on, and Laravel does this amazingly.

Laravel provides a ton of functionality commonly used by modern websites, such as: database interaction, user authentication, front-end optimisation, and a hell of a lot more.

Laravel can be used to build websites, applications and APIs. Anything that you've seen on the internet can be built on the Laravel Framework.

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Why did I choose to be a Laravel Developer?

Basically, Laravel gives web developers super powers and keeps a website or application easy to work with and customise. An experienced Laravel developer won't be constantly bogged down in complexity or hit any road blocks, as they would when trying to customise a WordPress theme or plugin.

If you want the best features for your application, customised to your exact requirements, and the fastest website that will blow away page speed tests then Laravel is the way to go.

My Laravel Experience

I have been working with Laravel since version 4.1, which was released in 2013, and I have been keeping up to date with all the brilliant new features provided by the latest versions. I have built many websites and applications using Laravel.

I am a member of Laracasts and I closely follow the lessons and practices of its founder Jeffrey Way and many other Laravel experts.

I have recently immersed myself in the TALL Stack - Tailwind, Alpine, Laravel, Livewire and I rebuilt my own website on it. I am very excited about building more of these highly optimised websites for my clients.

I have built many websites using Statamic, which is the solution to a problem that I have been trying to solve for a long time - a solid Content Management System that doesn't get in the way of Laravel's amazingness.

I use the entire Laravel Eco-system

  • I love writing dynamic HTML templates with Laravel Blade.

  • It's a pleasure to interact with databases using Laravel Eloquent.

  • I generate highly optimised website assets using Laravel Mix.

  • I use Laravel Artisan all the time and I write my own commands.

  • I develop locally using Laravel Homestead.

  • I deploy cloud servers with Laravel Forge.

  • I have built a couple of APIs using Laravel Passport.

  • I run Laravel Nova admin panels on various websites.

  • I run a Laravel Spark SaaS application.

  • I have developed my own private Laravel Composer Packages which can be pulled into any project.

  • I have built multi-tenancy / multi-domain websites using Laravel's excellent Routing system.

  • I have dabbled in browser testing with Laravel Dusk.

Freelance Laravel Developer in Dublin

I am a freelance web developer and I work from my home in Tallaght, Dublin. I am available to discuss new projects and build custom Laravel systems, tailored to your exact requirements. Get in touch.