Laravel: The Pragmatic Way

Published
Nov 4, 2025
Duration
12m:18s
Keywords
laravel | php

About This Series:

In this hands-on video series, we’ll take a simple static HTML survey page and transform it into a full-featured Laravel application. Along the way, we’ll explore Laravel’s most powerful features — from Blade templating to database modeling, authentication, and interactive dashboards — all while building something real and useful.

This project grows step-by-step, just like a real-world Laravel app. 💡

🧱 We’ll start by:

Converting a static HTML page into a Laravel project

Refactoring the markup into clean Blade layouts, partials, and components

Organizing assets with Laravel Mix / Vite

🗃️ Then we’ll introduce data:

Defining database tables for surveys, questions, and responses

Building Eloquent models and relationships

Creating seeders for test data

⚙️ Next, we’ll make it dynamic:

Rendering surveys from database-driven definitions

Handling different question types (multiple choice, sliders, text inputs, etc.)

Validating and storing user responses

🧑‍💼 Admin features come next:

Building a secure admin area with authentication and authorization

Designing a drag-and-drop survey builder to create and manage surveys visually

Generating unique shareable links (UUID-based) for each published survey

📊 Finally, we’ll visualize the data:

Building dashboards to summarize responses

Creating interactive charts and reports

Exploring data insights using Laravel collections and chart libraries

✨ By the end of this series:

You’ll have built a production-ready Laravel application that demonstrates the complete lifecycle — from front-end design and dynamic rendering to database storage, admin management, and analytics.
It’s a deep dive into practical Laravel — one that connects concepts to craftsmanship. ⚡

Videos In This Series:

Introduction

Episode Title Release Length
1 Survey App Mockup Review Tue, Nov 11, 2025 12m:18s

About Your Instructor:

Bob Cravens

Bob Cravens

Your Instructor
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Owner
TekFoundry
Wisconsin
United States
Short Bio:
Bob Cravens is a seasoned technology leader, software architect, and educator with a passion for empowering others through practical, real-world knowledge. As the founder of TekFoundry, Bob has dedicated his career to designing and delivering innovative software solutions that combine cutting-edge technology with elegant simplicity.

At TekCasts, Bob leverages over two decades of experience in software engineering, application architecture, and team leadership to create engaging, high-impact courses for developers and technology professionals. His instructional style is rooted in practical application, offering insights drawn from his extensive background in industries like medical devices and global technology consulting.

Bob’s expertise spans a variety of technologies and methodologies, including PHP/Laravel, FastAPI, and DevOps, as well as architecture best practices and team dynamics. Whether teaching foundational concepts or advanced strategies, he’s passionate about helping others turn complex challenges into streamlined solutions.

When not crafting elegant code or inspiring the next generation of tech innovators, Bob enjoys exploring the intersection of technology, business strategy, and creative problem-solving.