Modern App Development with Laravel

Architecture, Testing and Scalability with AI-First Development Practices
1. Auflage 2027
ISBN: 979-8-8688-3289-5
Verlag: APRESS L.P.

Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm

This book is a practical guide to building enterprise-grade applications using Laravel 13. It focuses on architecture, scalability, maintainability, and modern development practices required for production environments. Rather than teaching framework basics, the book demonstrates how to design and implement large-scale systems using real-world engineering principles.

Structured around practical hands-on projects, we begin with the development of a traditional Laravel structure into a scalable, production-ready system. Readers will implement testing, relational database design, and dynamic interfaces, organized using an application structure suitable for long-term growth.

We also explore a native AI project, using emerging capabilities from the Laravel ecosystem, including AI SDK integrations and modern development workflows. This project demonstrates how Laravel can support highly integrated enterprise platforms. Throughout the book, readers will learn how to structure large applications, apply layered architecture, introduce DTO-based data handling, and enforce code quality using static analysis tools to support long-term maintainability.

provides timely guidance on applying its capabilities in professional environments. The focus is not only on how features work, but how they support sustainable system design, effective team collaboration, and durable software architecture. It addresses the gap between Laravel tutorials and real enterprise software engineering practices, helping experienced developers build production-ready applications with confidence.

You Will: 

• Design scalable enterprise Laravel architectures
• Structure large applications using layered architecture principles
• Build and test production-ready Laravel systems
• Design integration-ready APIs and services
• Implement DTOs, static analysis, and code quality practices
• Build AI-integrated enterprise applications using modern Laravel capabilities
• Apply performance, reliability, and maintainability strategies

This Book is for:

Beginner to intermediate developers who want to brush up on Laravel as well as more experienced Laravel and PHP developers who want to build production-grade enterprise applications.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Morales Fantone, Italo

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Betriebssysteme Linux Betriebssysteme, Open Source Betriebssysteme
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Webprogrammierung
• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Betriebswirtschaft Wirtschaftsmathematik und -statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Chapter 1: Laravel Development for Enterprise.- Chapter 2: Creating a Laravel Application.- Chapter 3: Preparing Laravel for Growth.- Chapter 4: Code Quality and Structure.- Chapter 5: Reliability and Error Management.- Chapter 6: Performance Optimization.- Chapter 7: Enterprise Architecture Patterns.- Chapter 8: Laravel and AI.- Chapter 9: Building an AI-First Enterprise Application.

Über Autor(innen)

Italo Morales Fantone is a software developer specializing in PHP and Laravel, focused on real-world application architecture, maintainability, and scalable backend systems. He is the author of technical books in Spanish and has professional experience building production applications using modern development practices.

Italo's work emphasizes bridging the gap between framework knowledge and professional software engineering. He wrote this book to help developers design enterprise-ready Laravel applications using practical, architecture-driven approaches.