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Writing APIs with Lumen: A Hands on Guide to Writing API Services with PHP
- paulredmond 11y agoI am the author of this book. I have been using a combination of Laravel and Lumen to write applications and I've published a book about writing APIs with Lumen. The book uses test-driven development throughout and would be a good introductory read. The link provides a discount of $5 over the next 48 hours.
- jjjensen 11y agoWhat level of experience with PHP should one have to get the most out of this book?
- paulredmond 11y agoI'd say Intermediate level developers. Advanced developers that haven't written Laravel or Lumen APIs can benefit. I've geared the book towards the bigger PHP audience on purpose because I have found an amazing productivity boost in using Laravel for web apps and Lumen for APIs. The workflow is the same. By itself, Lumen provides a solid developer experience with database migrations, the Eloquent ORM (optional) and service providers. I have found a huge productivity boost in using Laravel + Lumen as my go-to development toolkit for APIs since I don't have to switch mindsets when writing APIs vs web applications. Those who write Laravel