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A forum is a deceptively complex thing. Sure, it's made up of threads and replies, but what else might exist as part of a forum? What about profiles, or thread subscriptions, or filtering, or real-time notifications? As it turns out, a forum is the perfect project to stretch your programming muscles. In this series, we'll work together to build one with tests from A to Z.

Syllabus

Initial Database Setup With Seeding
Test-Driving Threads
A Thread Can Have Replies
A User May Respond to Threads
The Reply Form
A User May Publish Threads
Let's Make Some Testing Helpers
The Exception Handling Conundrum
A Thread Should Be Assigned a Channel
How to Test Validation Errors
Users Can Filter Threads By Channel
Validation Errors and Old Data
Extracting to View Composers
A User Can Filter All Threads By Username
A Lesson in Refactoring
Meta Details and Pagination
A User Can Filter Threads By Popularity
A User Can Favorite Replies
The Favorite Button
From 56 Queries Down to 2
Global Scopes and Further Query Reduction
A User Has a Profile
A User Can Delete Their Threads
Authorization With Policies
How to Construct an Activity Feed with TDD
How to Construct An Activity Feed with TDD: Part 2
Extracting Controller Queries to the Model
The Activity Deletion Bug
Flash Messaging With Vue
A User's Activity Feed Should Include Favorited Replies
Authorized Users Can Delete Replies
A Vue Reply Component
Ajaxifying the Delete Button
A Vue Favorite Component
Squashing Bugs
A More Data-centric Approach
A New Reply Component
Laravel and Vue Pagination
A User Can Filter By Unanswered Threads
Thread Subscriptions: Part 1
Thread Subscriptions: Part 2
Thread Subscriptions: Part 3
Thread Subscriptions: Part 4
Test Refactoring
Thread Subscriptions: Part 5
Refactoring for the Better or Worse?
Notification Fakes in a Nutshell
This Thread Has Been Updated Since You Last Read It
Spam Detection
Graduating Inspection Methods to Classes
Spam Detection At All Ports
Handling Server Exceptions with JavaScript
Refactoring to Custom Validation
A User May Not Reply More Than Once Per Minute
Refactoring to Form Requests
Mentioned Users Notifications: Part 1
Mentioned Users Notifications: Part 2
Don't Forget to Scan Your Files
Wrap Usernames Within Anchor Tags
Instant Username Autocompletion
Instant Username Autocompletion: Part 2
Basic View Tweaks
Testing Avatar Uploads
Testing Avatar Uploads: Part 2
AJAX Image Uploads
Trending Threads With Redis
Isolating Knowledge
Thread Views: Design #1 - Trait
Thread Views: Design #2 - Extract Class
Thread Views: Design #3 - KISS
Users Must Confirm Their Email Address: #1 - Protection
Users Must Confirm Their Email Address: #2 - Confirmation
Users Must Confirm Their Email Address: #3 - Cleanup
Email Confirmation Loose Ends
A Thread Should Have a Unique Slug: Part 1
A Thread Should Have a Unique Slug: Part 2
We Need a Regression Test
Mark the Best Reply: Part 1
Mark the Best Reply: Part 2
Refactoring Authorization
Remembering a Best Reply
Confusing Errors and Solutions
Thread Authorization
An Administrator May Lock Any Thread
An Administrator May Lock Any Thread: Part 2
An Administrator May Lock Any Thread: Part 3
An Administrator May Lock Any Thread: Part 4
From Laravel 5.4 to Laravel 5.5
Recaptcha
Recaptcha Refactoring
A Thread Can Be Updated
A Thread Can Be Updated: Part 2
A Thread Can Be Updated: Part 3
First Class Search: Scout Review
First Class Search: Implementation
First Class Search: Faceting and Ranking
First Class Search: Instant Results
First Class Search: Forum Integration
WYSIWYG
WYSIWYG: Part 2
Sanitizing is a Must
Onward

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Jeffrey Way

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