Summary
In this chapter, we have introduced you to Laravel 5 and how it can help you to write better, more structured applications while reducing the amount of boilerplate code. We have also explained the concepts and PHP features used by Laravel, and you should now be well equipped to get started and write your first application!
In the next chapter, you will learn how to set up an environment in which you can develop Laravel applications and you will also be introduced to Composer for managing dependencies.
