Webpack is a wonderful tool for bundling front-end assets. Having said that, it can sometimes be a bit confusing to newcomers who switch over from a more traditional "concatenate these scripts and libraries in this exact order" setup. However, considering the recent release of Webpack 2, there has never been a better time to dive in. In this series, I'll show you how simple it is to bundle and optimize your assets for production.

You've probably known for a while now that Redis is a thing. But, like so many others, maybe you've had trouble understanding exactly when you would reach for a key-value database like this. What's wrong with just using MySQL for everything, right? Well, as you'll find, there are a number of situations when Redis emerges as the best possible tool for the job. In this series, you'll work through a number of examples to get up and running with Laravel and Redis as quickly as possible.

At some point, you'll be called upon to prepare a series of graphs, or charts for your business. It's scary at first; where do you even begin? But, luckily, you'll find that, thanks to tools like Chart.js, it has never been easier to accomplish such a task. I'll show you how, one easy-to-understand step at a time.

There's a reason why, after decades, countless developers still prefer Vim as their code editor of choice. That many people can't be wrong, right? In this series, I'll teach you how to master the most flexible editor on the planet.

Version Control can be a mysterious thing at first. Why exactly do I need this?? Before long, though, you depend on it with your life. If you're new to this world, let me help!

Envoyer deploys your PHP applications with zero downtime. Just push your code, and let Envoyer deliver your application to one or many servers without interrupting a single customer. In this series, we'll discuss each feature of Envoyer, demonstrating how to use them with a sample project.