Memoizing stuff in PHP 7.4
Did you know that the null coalescing assignment operator in #PHP 7.4 can be used to make memoizing stuff a little more clean? pic.twitter.com/SWWJEXQBLx
— Brent (@brendt_gd) January 16, 2020
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Developing Blocker-Friendly Websites
– tighten.co - submitted by Matt Stauffer
In the age of internet tracking, more users are turning to blocker software for protection. Sara Bin shares some tips to improve your website's UX for these users—and everyone else!
Read more [tighten.co]
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New in PHP 8
My colleague Brent explains everything that's coming in PHP 8. Union types alone will make it a worthwile release.
Read more [stitcher.io]
PhpStorm settings after 8 years of use
– stefanbauer.me - submitted by Stefan Bauer
This article is the result of my 8 years of experience with PhpStorm and my best settings that make you a faster developer and let you focus more on the important things.
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ES6 modules made simple
– dev.to
A good overview on how to import stuff in the JavaScript world.
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Authentication and Laravel Airlock
Mohammed Said wrote a good explanation of what Laravel Airlock brings to the table.
Read more [divinglaravel.com]
Disabling HTML5 Form Validation For Laravel Dusk Tests
– cwhite.me - submitted by Chris White
Disabling client-side browser validation will allow you to test your real validation rules, instead of Chrome's.
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Using optional attributes in a Laravel factory
🕵️♂️ Just discovered "->optional()" in $faker for my Laravel factories.
— Caleb Porzio (@calebporzio) January 18, 2020
Check it out.
Did you already know about this? pic.twitter.com/MrVETY7i3f
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Remove all history from a GitHub repository original
From time to time I need to remove all history from a GitHub repository, for instance right before releasing a package I've worked on in private. Sometimes I don't want people to see all mistakes I've made along the way :-).
Lost in transaction
Bernd Ruecker talks about how determine the right level of consistency in distributed applications.
Design Principles of Vue 3.0
Evan You explains the principles behind the changes coming in Vue 3.0
How tracking pixels work
– jvns.ca
Julia Evans explains how parties like Facebook can follow you around the web.
In this post we’ll experiment a bit and see exactly how Facebook can know what products you’ve looked at online! I’m using Facebook as an example in this blog post just because it’s easy to find websites with Facebook tracking pixels on them but of course almost every internet advertising company does this kind of tracking.
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Using GitHub actions to run the tests of Laravel projects and packages original
For many years we've relied on Travis to run the tests of our packages. For projects we used Circle CI. Recently we moved this responsibility from Travis and Circle CI to GitHub actions. In this blogpost I'd like to explain why and how we did this.
Fetching data in the perimeter of your Laravel applications
Jonathan Reinink wrote another excellent blog post.
As much as possible, keep data fetching to the perimeter of your Laravel applications. What do I mean by this? In the simplest terms, it means running your database queries in your controllers.
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Pass data to the main Blade layout
TIL: in @laravelphp blade you can pass data up the main layout you are extending #laravel #php pic.twitter.com/IEWYHv0uyE
— Sidrit Trandafili (@strandafili) 23 december 2019
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10 HTML Elements You Didn't Know You Needed
– dev.to
Emma Bostian demonstrates some lesser known HTML elements.
HTML is a powerful markup language which can be used to give our web applications structure and provide powerful accessibility benefits, but only when used appropriately. Thus, today we’ll discover ten HTML elements you might not have known existed in the hopes that you can create more accessible, and structurally-sound web applications.
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Fake Guzzle responses using a MockHandler
⚗️ One of the most common integrations developers struggle to test is Guzzle. Fortunately, it has a `MockHandler` you can set up to return predefined responses.
— Jason McCreary (@gonedark) 23 december 2019
Since it uses the existing `Client` and `Response` objects, there's no need to change your implementation. pic.twitter.com/Ui2Zyqj2Lt
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What a Year of Learning and Teaching Accessibility Taught Me
Sara Soueidan shares valueable insights on the importance of accessibility.
A few years ago I didn’t know what the term “accessibility” meant. I built Web sites that were partially inaccessible because I didn’t know better. Fast forward to today, I know enough to be able to write, speak and run workshops on accessibility, helping others build more a accessible and inclusive Web. Much like everyone else in our field, I am still learning. But since I started, I learned a lot of valuable lessons and core values that drive my work today. Here are a few of them.
Read more [www.24a11y.com]
📺 How to avoid large function signatures by using pending objects original
In this video I demonstrate how to you can create a fluent API by using pending objects. We'll take a look at how subscribers can be created in Mailcoach. As a bonus I explain how jobs are dispatched using a pending object in Laravel.
My favourite albums released in 2019 original
These are my 10 favourite albums which were released in 2019, alphabetically sorted.
