So this is a follow up from my last question, which was so brilliantly answered. I am now going through Jonathan Reininks brilliant course on Laravel. I could not recommend it more highly, I am only 5 lessons in but already it is maybe the best money I have spent in ages.
The problem is, that he is using things in Laravel I have never heard of. The specific thing that made me stop the video was toBase(). He just casually drops it into code like it's as common as an if statement. So I stop and go to read up on what it does.... it's not in the Laravel Documentation. The official docs, search... reveals no hits. And this is the problem I have found with learning Laravel, I think the documentation is a bit scant. And yes, I know its open source, so I am free to stop whining and pitch in and help make it better. And I would, but how am I meant to know that these things exist? I am subscribed here and done heaps of courses, I have read heaps fo the Laravel docs, but how do the rest of you find out the stuff that I don't even know I don't know? Luckily the Jonathan course is fantastic, but what other resources are there for finding the hidden gems?
@peterf honestly, if you have tried other frameworks than Laravel and check their documentation, it's nothing compared to how Laravel is documented. Of course, small things like this can't be covered by the Laravel documentation. Even I haven't heard this toBase() function even I built a ton of Laravel projects.
And yes, I know its open source, so I am free to stop whining and pitch in and help make it better. And I would, but how am I meant to know that these things exist? I am subscribed here and done heaps of courses, I have read heaps fo the Laravel docs, but how do the rest of you find out the stuff that I don't even know I don't know? Luckily the Jonathan course is fantastic, but what other resources are there for finding the hidden gems?
Like @neilstee so nicely linked it, The API documentation has everything, while the regular documentation covers the most common things. Those two together with Laracasts should cover almost everything.
I'm curious as to which course from Jonathan you are watching?
I guess we are missing my point a bit here.... fundamentally I am asking for tips..... does anyone have any secret places that people have documented clever things they have found and learnt that is not in the doco.... I can read a page of API docs a day over lunch... but its only when you see someone like Jonathan randomly use clever things he has learnt that you can have that lightbulb moment about why something is useful....
Trust me, these "secrets" your are talking about unlocks when you need it @peterf I don't see the point of knowing everything now or worrying you might missing something out.
Try what you have now, if it works, it works. If not or something is off, then you are set to find the some answer.
