# Introduction

- [Laravel Philosophy](#laravel-philosophy)
- [Learning Laravel](#learning-laravel)

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## Laravel Philosophy

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We believe development should be an enjoyable, creative experience to be truly fulfilling. Laravel attempts to take the pain out of development by implementing common tasks used in the majority of web projects, such as authentication, routing, sessions, and caching.

Laravel aims to make the development process a pleasing one for the developer without sacrificing application functionality. Happy developers make the best code.

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## Learning Laravel

One of the best ways to learn Laravel is to read through the entirety of its documentation. This guide details all aspects of the framework and how to apply them to your application.

In addition to this guide, you may wish to check out some of the Laravel books that are available on the [books page](http://laravel.com/books). These books serve as a good supplemental resource for learning the framework.
# Introduction

- [Laravel Philosophy](#laravel-philosophy)
- [Learning Laravel](#learning-laravel)

<a name="laravel-philosophy"></a>
## Laravel Philosophy

Laravel is a web application framework with expressive, elegant syntax. We believe development should be an enjoyable, creative experience to be truly fulfilling. Laravel attempts to take the pain out of development by implementing common tasks used in the majority of web projects, such as authentication, routing, sessions, and caching.

Laravel aims to make the development process a pleasing one for the developer without sacrificing application functionality. Happy developers make the best code.

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## Learning Laravel

One of the best ways to learn Laravel is to read through the entirety of its documentation. This guide details all aspects of the framework and how to apply them to your application.

In addition to this guide, you may wish to check out some of the Laravel books that are available on the [books page](http://wiki.laravel.io/Books). These books serve as a good supplemental resource for learning the framework.

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Fix link to Laravel books overview