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Discussion on: What is Laravel? Explain it like I'm five.

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𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐞 𝐝𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐝 • Edited

Unlike CMS's like Drupal or Wordpress, Laravel gives you full control over your application.

I disagree with this line a little... Drupal gives you complete control over your application. It's not a CMS in the traditional "Wordpress" sense, it's a CMF - Content Management Framework. With Drupal you can build a CMS, but out of the box it's a CMF, which needs work to get it to a "Wordpress" state. This makes it very powerful in that you're not stuck being a "Wordpress" site. Drupal is a tool for building a Content Management System for a variety of different needs.