Laravel Route group: array syntax vs method syntax. Blog article:

route_group_array_syntax.php

<?php
// using array syntax
Route::group([
   'middleware' => [
     'auth:api',
     \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
   ],
   'prefix' => 'heyaa', // adding url prefix to all routes in this group
   'as' => 'users.', // adding route name prefix to all routes in this group
   'namespace' => "\App\Http\Controllers",
], function(){
   Route::get('/users', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'index'])
      ->name('index');
   
   // Once we defined the 'namespace' attribute, we can invoke our controller method 
   // by using the <controller_class>@<method> string
   Route::post('/users', 'UserController@store')
      ->name('store');
   
   Route::get('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'show'])
      ->name('show');
   
   Route::patch('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'update'])
      ->name('update');
   
   Route::delete('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'destroy'])
      ->name('destroy');
   
});

route_group_method_syntax.php

<?php
// using method syntax
Route::middleware([
   'auth:api',
   \App\Http\Middleware\RedirectIfAuthenticated::class,
])
    ->name('users.')  // you can use the as() method here as well
    ->namespace("\App\Http\Controllers")
    ->prefix('heyaa')
    ->group(function () {
        Route::get('/users', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'index'])
            ->name('index');

        Route::get('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'show'])
            ->name('show');

        Route::post('/users', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'store'])
           ->name('store');
       
        Route::patch('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'update'])
           ->name('update');
       
        Route::delete('/users/{user}', [\App\Http\Controllers\UserController::class, 'destroy'])
           ->name('destroy');
       
    });