Don't write your own framework
My colleague Brent shares a story to illustrate why you shouldn't write your own framework.
Read more [stitcher.io]
Avoid false positives by utilising magic values in your tests
It can be very hard to spot a false positive within a test. So how do you avoid them?
Read more [timacdonald.me]
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Who's scared of phantom types?
The usage of phantom types is a simple type level trick which can help with this in practical settings, without requiring complicated features or making your code too abstract and less readable.
Read more [marcosh.github.io]
Improving readability by decreasing indentation original
Readability of code can be vastly improved by decreasing indentation. In this video we'll reverse conditions and early returns to accomplish this. If you want to see more videos like this one, head over to the video section at Spatie.
What your admin panel tells us about your company
– frederickvanbrabant.com - submitted by Frederick Vanbrabant
My buddy Frederick wrote an interesting post on why he always checks out the admin panel of an app instead of the code.
Read more [frederickvanbrabant.com]
In defence of mocking frameworks
Dave Marshall replies to a blogpost that Frank De Jonge published recently.
Read more [davedevelopment.co.uk]
Sharing PHP-CS-Fixer rules across projects and teams
Tim MacDonald shares a nice way to go about this.
Read more [laravel-news.com]
Refactoring: Demeter-Wrapping
Geepaw Hill explains a way to avoid demeter violations.
Read more [www.geepawhill.org]
Directly assigning view variable
🔥 Applications often have the most lines of code within controller actions.
— Jason McCreary (@gonedark) April 13, 2020
One practice to streamline your code is directly assigning view variables.
This also limits the use of temporarily variables and promotes abstractions which make the code more readable. pic.twitter.com/m0JGsybQ9k
The Beauty of Single Action Controllers
– driesvints.com - submitted by Dries Vints
Dries Vints wrote a bost on why he uses single action controllers.
Read more [driesvints.com]
Testing without mocking frameworks
A must read by Frank de Jonghe on testing.
Read more [blog.frankdejonge.nl]
Opting Out: A Simple Solution for Conditionally Cancelling Laravel Notifications
– tighten.co - submitted by Matt Stauffer
The average Laravel app sends between a few and a few dozen notifications to users, but what happens when they want to opt out? With legal regulations like GDPR, it's more important than ever to give users control over the emails they receive.
Read more [tighten.co]
Setting up a global .gitignore file
My colleague Seb explains why and how you should use a global .gitignore file
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Dropping support for a PHP version is not a breaking change
Seb explains why it's perfectly safe to drop a major version of PHP without tagging a new major version of a package.
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
Writing readable PHP: decrease indentation by returning early original
In this short post, I'd like to give you a tip on writing readable PHP.
How to write exceptionally good exceptions in PHP original
In this video, which is part of the mailcoach video course, I show how I like to write my exceptions.
At the time of writing this post, we're running a contest where you can win a free mailcoach license.
How to refactor complex if statements original
Have you every come across confusing if statements with complex conditionals such as this? I bet you did!
// please kill me 🤯
if (!(($this->shipping_country == "GB" || (strcmp($this-status, "Valid") !== 0)) {
To me, this is completely unreadable.
In the video below I show how I deal with this situation. Spoiler: add some tests around it and break the conditionals apart.
This video is part of the Mailcoach video course. It contains many more videos on how to write clear code. You can use this coupon code to get a nice discount of $10.
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Making password managers play ball with your login form
Here's how to let password managers recognise your login form and let you use their features on your fields.
Read more [hiddedevries.nl]
The Wall of Technical Debt
Mattias Verraes explains a method for making technical debt visible and negotiable.
Read more [verraes.net]
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]
