Design Patterns in PHP and Laravel

by Kelt Dockins

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484224502
Publisher:	Apress
Publication date:	12/28/2016
Edition description:	1st ed.
Pages:	238
Product dimensions:	7.01(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kelt Dockins is a humble narcissistic web developer. He works as a full stack freelancer. He specializes in quick to market web applications and minimum viable products for start ups. He has worked on small projects, medium size projects and even a few small-medium sized projects. He loves being a father, a husband and a developer. He's worked with many programming languages such as Visual Basic 6.0, c++, Java, perl, bash, prolog, .NET stack, html, css, javascript and php. For the last 3 years, he's been using php and the ever-so popular Laravel framework to stay at home and eat bacon while earning it at the same time. He does love bacon.

Table of Contents

1. Laravel Basics.- 2. Let’s Grow a SOLID Garden.- 3. Abstract Factory.- 4. Builder.- 5. Factory Method.- 6. Prototype.- 7. Singleton.- 8. Simple Factory Method.- 9. Adapter.- 10. Bridge.- 11. Composite.- 12. Decorator.- 13. Façade.- 14. Flyweight.- 15. Proxy.- 16. Chain of Responsibility.- 17. Command.- 18. Interpreter.- 19. Iterator.- 20. Mediator.- 21. Memento.- 22. Observer.- 23. State.- 24. Strategy.- 25. Template Method.- 26. Visitor.- 27. More Resources.