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The mixin PHP DocBlock

by Freek Van der Herten – 5 minute read

When using PHP, you've probably used DocBlocks. They can be used to add additional information that can't be inferred by looking at the source code alone. DocBlocks can be used by IDEs, like PhpStorm, to improve autocomplete suggestions.

In this blogpost, I'd like to highlight a not so well known DocBlock: mixin.

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My VS Code Setup

In an absolutely fantastic post Caleb Porzio, engineer at Tighten Co., goes through his VS Code setup. He goes over his extensions, key bindings, must-have settings, ...

I’m using VS Code as my primary editor these days and am really digging it. My setup is by no means perfect, but I've made lots of little tweaks along the way that you may benefit from. I've set up these nifty categories, so feel free to jump around and try stuff out as you go, or come back later and use it as a reference.

http://calebporzio.com/my-vs-code-setup-2/

I've made the switch from PhpStorm to VS Code a couple of weeks ago and have been using it ever since. I like the speed improvements over PhpStorm, the zen feel, the xdebug experience, ... It just feels lighter (and I mean that in a good way) compared to PhpStorm.

If you want to give VS Code a shot too, go watch the free Visual Studio Code for PHP developers course on Laracasts.

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Generating IDE Stubs for IonCube-Encoded Classes

Here's a great story by Collin O'Dell, maintainer of league/commonmark amongst other things, on how he was able to extract the class definitions out of obfuscated PHP source files.

Per the framework's license, decrypting the IonCube-protected code was not allowed. This meant it was impossible to recover the original source code. However, I could require those files and execute them in PHP, which would cause those classes to become usable in code. So how does one figure out what code just got loaded & executed?

https://www.colinodell.com/blog/201708/generating-ide-stubs-ioncube-encoded-classes

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A collection of PHPStorm tips

Nikush Patel created an awesome little site where he shares PHPStorm tips. Every tip is demonstrated by an animated gif.

I'm a big fan of PhpStorm and an equally big fan of keyboard shortcuts and optimised workflows, so I wanted to share all the best tips and tricks I know to help everyone else make the most of PhpStorm as well!

I produce useful tips in bite-sized gif recordings so they are easier to consume than reading the docs.

http://phpstorm.tips/

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