There are some really important things that we need to cover before we get going. The first thing is your setup. The environment that you're using to build your apps is gonna depend largely on what you've got available and that's gonna determine exactly what you can build. Because we're building for other people's devices, not a server that we control. That means that we've gotta build our applications, we've gotta compile those applications

That means that we've gotta build our applications, we've gotta compile those applications for their environment. That's all well and good saying that we build for those environments. But the challenge is, can you, can we build for those environments? And the truth is, it gets tricky. The point is, if you want to compile for certain platforms that you can't compile for,

The point is, if you want to compile for certain platforms that you can't compile for, we're not gonna be able to do that. So just bear in mind that if you're on Windows, you probably just should compile for Windows for now and for Linux and for Android. And if you're on Mac, then you can kind of compile for anything. You should also be pretty comfortable using the terminal. We've tried to make it as easy as possible in most cases,

You should also be pretty comfortable using the terminal. We've tried to make it as easy as possible in most cases, to just run some simple commands, but having some familiarity and comfort being in the terminal is gonna stand you in really good stead. And beyond that, the only other thing that you really need to know is Laravel, which hopefully by now you do, because we've got this wonderful resource in RAAs to help us.

because we've got this wonderful resource in RAAs to help us. There's one final piece. When we're targeting certain platforms, we need specific tools to compile our applications for those platforms. In most cases, that means Xcode and Android Studio, and there are a few other bits to do as well. So you should follow the documentation that we've put on the native PHP website that will guide you

So you should follow the documentation that we've put on the native PHP website that will guide you through the extra steps that you need to follow in order to get up and running for mobile development. Come back later and we'll pick right up and we'll get started building your very first mobile app.