Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel

This book teaches you design patterns in PHP and Laravel using real-world examples and plenty of humor. Too often design patterns are explained using tricky concepts, when in fact they are easy to use and can enrich your everyday development. __Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel__ aims to break down tricky concepts into humorous and easy-to-recall details, so that you can begin using design patterns easily in your everyday work with PHP and Laravel. You will learn each of the original gang of four design patterns, and how they are relevant to modern PHP and Laravel development. Each pattern is covered with full examples of how it can be used. Written by a working developer who uses these patterns every day, you will easily be able to implement each pattern into your workflow and improve your development.What You Will Learn * How to use the original gang of four design patterns in your PHP and Laravel development * How each pattern should be used * How to solve problems when using the patterns * How to remember each pattern using mnemonics **Who This Book Is For**The person who will buy this book is likely using Laravel and PHP to do their job. They want to improve their understanding of design patterns. This book teaches you design patterns in PHP and Laravel using real-world examples and plenty of humor. Too often design patterns are explained using tricky concepts, when in fact they are easy to use and can enrich your everyday development. Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel aims to break down tricky concepts into humorous and easy-to-recall details, so that you can begin using design patterns easily in your everyday work with PHP and Laravel. You will learn each of the original gang of four design patterns, and how they are relevant to modern PHP and Laravel development. Each pattern is covered with full examples of how it can be used. Written by a working developer who uses these patterns every day, you will easily be able to implement each pattern into your workflow and improve your development. What You Will Learn How to use the original gang of four design patterns in your PHP and Laravel development How each pattern should be used How to solve problems when using the patterns How to remember each pattern using mnemonics Who This Book Is For The person who will buy this book is likely using Laravel and PHP to do their job. They want to improve their understanding of design patterns. Learn each of the original gang of four design patterns, and how they are relevant to modern PHP and Laravel development. Written by a working developer who uses these patterns every day, you will easily be able to implement each pattern into your workflow and improve your development. Each pattern is covered with full examples of how it can be used. Too often design patterns are explained using tricky concepts, when in fact they are easy to use and can enrich your everyday development. Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel aims to break down tricky concepts into humorous and easy-to-recall details, so that you can begin using design patterns easily in your everyday work with PHP and Laravel. This book teaches you design patterns in PHP and Laravel using real-world examples and plenty of humor. What You Will Learn Use the original gang of four design patterns in your PHP and Laravel development How each pattern should be used Solve problems when using the patterns Remember each pattern using mnemonics Who This Book Is For People using Laravel and PHP to do their job and want to improve their understanding of design patterns. Front Matter....Pages i-xxiii Laravel Basics....Pages 1-7 Let’s Grow a SOLID Garden....Pages 9-17 Abstract Factory....Pages 19-24 Builder....Pages 25-32 The Factory Method....Pages 33-36 Prototype....Pages 37-44 Singleton....Pages 45-49 Simple Factory Method....Pages 51-54 Adapter....Pages 55-62 Bridge....Pages 63-69 Composite....Pages 71-76 Decorator....Pages 77-83 Facade....Pages 85-91 Flyweight....Pages 93-101 Proxy....Pages 103-114 Chain of Responsibility....Pages 115-121 Command....Pages 123-133 Interpreter....Pages 135-146 Iterator....Pages 147-155 Mediator....Pages 157-169 Memento....Pages 171-180 Observer....Pages 181-197 State....Pages 199-214 Strategy....Pages 215-220 Template Method....Pages 221-226 Visitor....Pages 227-232 More Resources....Pages 233-233 Back Matter....Pages 235-238