Laravel Evolution

Questions and Answers

Who created Laravel?

Taylor Otwell (correct)

Elon Musk

Mark Zuckerberg

Jeff Bezos

When was Laravel's first beta release made available?

July 9, 2011

June 9, 2011 (correct)

June 1, 2011

September 2011

Under which license is the source code of Laravel released?

Apache License

GNU General Public License

MIT License (correct)

Mozilla Public License

What feature was lacking in Laravel 1, preventing it from being a true MVC framework?

Support for controllers Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of class auto loading in PHP?

Automated loading of PHP classes without the need for manual maintenance of inclusion paths Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of view composers in Laravel?

Serve as customizable logical code units that can be executed when a view is loaded Signup and view all the answers

What does the Blade templating engine do in Laravel?

Combines one or more templates with a data model to produce resulting views Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of IoC containers in Laravel?

Make it possible for new objects to be generated by following the inversion of control (IoC) principle Signup and view all the answers

What do migrations provide in Laravel?

A version control system for database schemas Signup and view all the answers

What is the role of database seeding in Laravel?

Populate database tables with selected default data for application testing or initial setup Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of Homestead in Laravel development?

Provides Laravel developers with necessary tools for development, including Ubuntu, Gulp, and other development tools Signup and view all the answers

What does Sail provide in Laravel development?

A great starting point for building a Laravel application using PHP, MySQL, and Redis without requiring prior Docker experience Signup and view all the answers

When was Laravel 5.1 released?

June 2015 Signup and view all the answers

Which version of Laravel introduced semantic versioning?

Laravel 6 Signup and view all the answers

What feature was introduced in Laravel 5.4?

Laravel Dusk Signup and view all the answers

Which version of Laravel added support for Laravel Vapor?

Laravel 6 Signup and view all the answers

What did Laravel 7 introduce?

Laravel Sanctum Signup and view all the answers

Which version of Laravel brought support for more database management systems?

Laravel 3 Signup and view all the answers

When was Lumen 5.0 released?

Based on Laravel 5.x series of PHP components Signup and view all the answers

What feature was added in Laravel 5?

Remote storage through Flysystem Signup and view all the answers

Which version of Laravel was the first LTS release?

Laravel 5.1 Signup and view all the answers

What did Laravel 4 introduce?

Email support Signup and view all the answers

When was Laravel 8 released?

September 8, 2020 Signup and view all the answers

When was Laravel 10 released?

February 14, 2023 Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Evolution of Laravel Framework and Key Features

Laravel 3, released in February 2012, introduced features like Artisan CLI, support for more database management systems, database migrations, event handling, and Bundles packaging system
Laravel 4, released in May 2013, was a complete rewrite with layout migrated into separate packages through Composer, and added features like database seeding, message queues, email support, and soft deletion
Laravel 5, released in February 2015, brought support for periodically executed tasks, remote storage through Flysystem, improved package asset handling, and simplified authentication through Socialite
Lumen 5.0, an initial release of the Lumen framework, optimized for speed, was based on Laravel 5.x series of PHP components
Laravel 5.1, released in June 2015, was the first LTS release, followed by planned LTS versions every two years
Laravel 5.3, released on August 23, 2016, focused on improving developer speed with additional out-of-the-box improvements
Laravel 5.4, released on January 24, 2017, introduced features like Laravel Dusk, Blade Components and Slots, Markdown Emails, Automatic Facades, and Route Improvements
Laravel 6, released on September 3, 2019, introduced semantic versioning, compatibility with Laravel Vapor, improved authorization responses, lazy collections, and sub-query improvements
Laravel 7, released on March 3, 2020, added features like Laravel Sanctum, Custom Eloquent Casts, Blade Component Tags, Fluent String Operations, and Route Model Binding Improvements
Laravel 8, released on September 8, 2020, brought new features like Laravel Jetstream, model factory classes, migration squashing, and Tailwind CSS for pagination views
Laravel 9 was released on February 8, 2022
Laravel 10 was released on February 14, 2023, with changes in the support timeline for bug fixes and security fixes for major releases from version 8 and onwards

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Test your knowledge of the evolution and key features of the Laravel framework with this quiz. Explore the significant releases from Laravel 3 to Laravel 10, including the introduction of new features and improvements in each version.