Dealing with null
Here's an excerpt taken from Front Line PHP where different strategies to handle null are explained
Read more [front-line-php.com]
On Exactitude in Technical Debt
– www.oreilly.com – Edit
Technical debt is not simply a measure of the specific work needed to repay the debt; it is the additional time and effort added to all past, present, and future work that comes from having the debt in the first place.
Read more [www.oreilly.com]
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Object oriented code done right
Here's an entire chapter taken from Front Line PHP, a course on building moderns apps with PHP 8
Read more [front-line-php.com]
Store strongly typed settings in a Laravel app original
by Freek Van der Herten – 4 minute read – Edit
We have released a new package, called spatie/laravel-settings, that allows you to strongly type settings in a Laravel app. In this blog post, I'd like to introduce the package to you.
Apply Filters Conditionally In Laravel With when()
Ever needed to apply filters on a query conditionally, only when the user actually applies them? Laravel query builder's method when got you covered.
Read more [naxon.dev]
HTML Forms: Preventing Double Form Submissions
– www.bram.us – Edit
Here's how Bram Van Damme prevents double form submissions
Read more [www.bram.us]
Unconventional Laravel: Responsable Classes
– ryangjchandler.co.uk - submitted by Ryan Chandler – Edit
Sometimes your controllers can get rather large, especially if you have lots of conditions and data formatting. Have you ever considered moving some of that complexity out into a dedicated response class?
Read more [ryangjchandler.co.uk]
GitAttributes for PHP Composer Projects
Here's a good rundown of things you can configure using the .gitattributes file.
Read more [php.watch]
Using Laravel's Policies and Route Model Binding without Eloquent
– timacdonald.me – Edit
Another nice post by Tim who continues to share suprising, little nice features of Laravel.
Read more [timacdonald.me]
Going deep
Seb makes the case that subtracting things can be better than adding things.
Read more [sebastiandedeyne.com]
On Issue Bumping
A nice, concise post by Sindre Sorhus on when to issue bump and when not to.
Read more [blog.sindresorhus.com]
PHP be all like: that nonexistent class be cool
– timacdonald.me – Edit
In this blogpost, Tim MacDonald warns that PHP doesn't give you any warning when using ::class on a class that does not exist.
Read more [timacdonald.me]
Never miss a webhook
– chipperci.com – Edit
Chris Fidao explains a cool strategy he uses at ChipperCI to never miss a webhook.
Read more [chipperci.com]
Translated Text in Source Code
– liamhammett.com - submitted by Liam Hammett – Edit
There are a few different ways to handle translated text in your codebase, but here we’ll cover 2 of the more common approaches; using the full text in your source code, and using translation keys.
Read more [liamhammett.com]
Don't trust default timeouts
Modern applications don’t crash; they hang. One of the main reasons for it is the assumption that the network is reliable. It isn’t.
Read more [robertovitillo.com]
Making Time Make Sense in JavaScript
– Edit
Maggie Johnson-Pint discusses where the JavaScript Date goes bad, better ways to model the date and time space in our code, and how the Temporal proposal making its way through TC39 helps us write correct code for every person in every time zone.
Refactoring PHP: 4 actionable tips
Christop Rumpel shares some good tips on how to refactor code.
Read more [christoph-rumpel.com]
Dialects in Code
– www.rosstuck.com – Edit
Ross Tuck doesn't blog often, but when he does, it's worth your time!
Read more [www.rosstuck.com]
Introducing Laravel Beyond CRUD: a way of building large Laravel applications original
by Freek Van der Herten – 4 minute read – Edit
It's funny how from the outside, IT is often seen as an exact science. When starting as a developer, I often heard people say: "Oh, you're in IT, so you must be good at mathematics". I never understood why someone who is supposedly good at mathematics is the right person to fix a printer.
When you have some experience building applications, you know that IT is not an exact science. There are multiple valid solutions to a problem. Take five developers and ask them what the best way to set up a blog is. You'll likely get five different answers. Each suggestion will have its own set of tradeoffs.
Relying on the database to validate your data
Matthias Noback shares his thoughts on when you should and when you shouldn't rely on the database to perform certain tasks
Read more [matthiasnoback.nl]
