# Shorter and more Readable Sintax

|                                  |                           |
| -------------------------------- | ------------------------- |
| ->where('id', '=', 1)            | ->find(1)                 |
| ->where('column', 1)->first()    | ->firstWhere('column', 1) |
| ->where('column', '=', 1)        | ->where('column', 1)      |
| Carbon::now(), Carbon::today()   | now(), today()            |
| $request->input('name')          | $request->name            |
| return Redirect::back()          | return back()             |
| ->orderBy('created\_at', 'desc') | ->latest()                |
| ->first()->name                  | ->value('name')           |
| ->orderBy('created\_at', 'asc')  | ->oldest()                |
| ->orderBy('age', 'desc')         | ->latest('age')           |
| Session::get('cart')             | session('cart')           |
| $request->session()->get('cart') | session('cart')           |