Should I stop working through the 30 days to laravel course and start watching the new 2026 laravel from scratch course.

Thanks for reply... I need to pick and stick to one of them because time is a factor in my situation.. Just don't know if it's a good move to jump from one to the new one when i'm half way done with the old one.... Judging by the content of the new course I see there are new things... so I don't know..

Half way ? continue this one on which you are now.

I don't know the 2026 version, but what is presented in the first one is sure relevant.

Yes sir, thank you for your feedback!

I know I'm not the OP but thought i'd help. I went through the path here - https://laracasts.com/path which includes PHP for Beginners, PHP Object Oritented Programming and Javascript before moving onto the Laravel 2026 Course. Trust me its worth your time to understand how under the hood PHP works. If you have a basic understanding of php already I'd still do the Object Oritented programming course as it will build on it

I self-taught PHP and have built various systems, even I learnt a lot from the above courses.

I'm only a few lessons into the Laravel course but Its a lot more smooth sailing having refreshed my core foundation.

100% worth your time man, you'll thank yourself in the long run when the laravel lessons feel like a doddle because you understand things better!

In one of the above series, you build a mini framework with Jeffery so it should help you understand routing etc better too.

One of my favourite sayings is... If the foundation’s weak, the whole house fails eventually. Learn the basics first and build a solid foundation.

Yes, AI is huge but you still need to understand what the AI is generating to make sure stuff works and is secure and that its not overly complicating something for the sake of it (happens more than you think).

Use AI to help you learn too not just to aid with development. If you're not sure on something in the lesson, I ask it questions so I use this PHP feature like this, what happens if I use it like this... its a good buddy to use. Make sure in your prompt to tell it not just to agree with you and to critise and point out alternatives otherwise it acts like a noddy dog. :D

Hey @connor1231, thanks for the reply! That's awesome to hear and you brought up great points. I do use AI a lot to help me learn and grok concepts. I'm a seasoned front-end developer with PHP experience as it related to WP when we used to build custom themes. But, I really want to understand the how's and why's of PHP. Thanks for the encouragement!