My presentation at SunshinePHP 2018:
Here at SunshinePHP 2017 I did a presentation on automating the code QA process. Find the slides here: https://goo.gl/GanL3n
Programming
RE-post: My personal experience migrating a module rom Yii1.x to Yii2.x
(Originally posted on the Sourcetoad Blog circa 20015) Yii is an amazing framework. As it has been iterated on version 2 is now out and is quickly picking up adoption.… Read More »RE-post: My personal experience migrating a module rom Yii1.x to Yii2.x
Find yourself doing the same steps starting many projects? Check this out.
http://keepcoding.ehsanabbasi.com/ has released a PHP project starter template with a nicely put together setup. Composer, Travis, PHP Mess Detector, etc. If you find yourself doing the same steps over and… Read More »Find yourself doing the same steps starting many projects? Check this out.
PHPSTorm, once again showing why it’s the best PHP Editor.
EAP 2018.1 will include loop refactoring to use SPL array_* functions. Nice! Refactor your code to functional style with PhpStorm 2018.1
Random thoughts about `::class` in PHP by Ivan Enderlin
Came across a shot article from Ivan Enderlin about the ::class constant. Some things to be aware of if you like using it as much as I do. It’s a 3 minute… Read More »Random thoughts about `::class` in PHP by Ivan Enderlin
Core software principles and design patterns.
Inspired by a recent conversation with a peer I decided to get together a list of 10 resources concerning software as a whole. Both for future reference and as a… Read More »Core software principles and design patterns.
A look back on two weeks of Extreme Programming by Jason McCreary
Any interesting article about agile Vs extreme programming (specifically pair programming) over at pureconcepts.com . Thinking about it the more I like the idea of pair programming. Check out the… Read More »A look back on two weeks of Extreme Programming by Jason McCreary
Handy list of PHP Composer tips.
I usually do not post ‘tips and tricks’ links but this one is super informative. As a PHP centric programmer composer is a daily part of my life. This list… Read More »Handy list of PHP Composer tips.
Yii2-starter-kit update…and shameless plug.
A project I heavily rely on these days recently got some updates. Shameless plug: I was kinda a part of a bunch of them. utf8-mb4 update for MySQL data… Read More »Yii2-starter-kit update…and shameless plug.
If this is the new CSS, count me in.
I’ve always had a love / hate relationship with CSS. Love that it’s powerful, simply syntax, and generally human comprehensible (minus not having a ‘center this div in the middle… Read More »If this is the new CSS, count me in.