changes.md

To Do

• add MySQL DESCRIBE as a utility function (students find this useful)
• Add search form to Forms
• Add database seeding to Eloquent ORM
• Update routes to use array instead of "@" for controller/method
• MySQL examples more generic (with placeholders table name, field name, TYPE)
• more templates and routes before controller so process is more practiced
• Add notes to deployment
  • Using scp to copy files to server
  • Doing a DB dump
  • Doing a DB un-dump
• Auth should include middleware to check user owns the article
• Use scopes to handle different auth levels
  • Update notes
  • Update challenges
• Mention documenting APIs
• Auth should link up with Week 7
  • Introduce roles in week 7
  • Link articles to users in week 7
• More detail in HTTP/API chapters
• API design needn't reflect database structure
• Add TDD to tags Controller logic
• git bisect in TDD chapter?
• Talk about resources/end-points in API stuff
• Better API documentation/examples

Doing

Done

• Add Forms material
• Add login form material
• add use App\Models\Article; to controller notes
• TDD material
• Make sure validation is still covered
• Update routes to use array instead of "@" for controller/method
• TDD (Red): Emphasise difference between Error and Failure
• Difference between authentication and authorisation