Month: January 2018
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…
PHPSTorm, once again showing why it’s the best PHP Editor.
EAP 2018.1 will include loop refactoring to use SPL array_* functions. Nice! https://blog.jetbrains.com/phpstorm/2018/01/refactor-your-code-to-functional-style-with-phpstorm-2018-1/
Uncle Bob sage words once again, still valid no matter where or when.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWKjhJtqVAbno-B4RmJHCDO0ZUKC2tpUQ Watch these 9 short videos; take them in, live them, be them.
Top development tools of 2017 from StackNews.
One of my favorite tech news sites StackShare has releases there annual Top Tools list of 2017. From New Tool of the Year to Business Tool of the…
Brandon Savage published ‘Getting past project inertia’…
… it’s a good 5 minute read. Brandon makes an excellent point about getting yourself motivated when starting a project. Check it out over on…
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…
Lifecycle of Docker Container
Nitin Agarwal of on Medium did a great write up of the lifecycle of a docker container. For people just entering the world of containerization…
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…
Inspiration for your day:
“Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself” Franklin D. Roosevelt First Inaugural Address. That said, whatever you’re afraid of, it is not nearly as…
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…