If you've never used it, Laravel's route model binding has been around for a while, but Laravel 5.2 is about to make it even easier. The basics of route model binding Let's assume that a common pattern for binding a URL route is something like this: Route::get('shoes/{id}', function ($id) { $shoe = Shoe::findOrFail($id); // Do stuff }); This is something I do a lot. Wouldn't it be nice if you coul