There are multiple ways to return a view with variables

// First way ->with()
return view('index')
    ->with('projects', $projects)
    ->with('tasks', $tasks)
 
// Second way - as an array
return view('index', [
        'projects' => $projects,
        'tasks' => $tasks
    ]);
 
// Third way - the same as second, but with variable
$data = [
    'projects' => $projects,
    'tasks' => $tasks
];
return view('index', $data);
 
// Fourth way - the shortest - compact()
return view('index', compact('projects', 'tasks'));