Welcome to the course! In this episode, we kick things off by introducing what we're going to build: a super-snappy static file blog with Laravel. Instead of using a traditional database, each blog post will just be a simple file – making it really fast and easy to add or edit posts. We'll demo how you can create new blog posts just by adding a file with some details at the top (like title, author, and tags), followed by your content written in Markdown for easy formatting and syntax highlighting.
You'll see how the blog lists posts, lets you click into tags to view related posts, and renders each article lightning fast – we're talking just a few milliseconds, since there's no database to slow things down. We'll also take a sneak peek at the file format you'll be using for each post (with metadata at the top and your content underneath).
Finally, we'll wrap up by mentioning that next up, we'll set up our Laravel project and get our frontend styles going (with Tailwind, or whatever you prefer). So whether you're new to Laravel or just want a fresh start, get ready to build this blog step by step!