Don't target PHP 5.2 or 5.3 for new projects
CodeIgniter 3.0 will support PHP 5.2. Anthony Ferrara wrote an interesting article on his blog why that's a very bad thing.
http://blog.ircmaxell.com/2014/12/on-php-version-requirements.html
Create a global .gitignore original
Probably you're using a .gitignore file for every project. If you find yourself creating a .gitignore file for the same files on every project you should use a global .gitignore file. You can specify the location of the global .gitignore file with this command: git config --global core.excludesfile…
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HTTPS Everywhere
When creating a new website you should always use HTTPS. Here's a video recorded at Google I/O earlier this year on the why and how.
The New York Times switched to HTTPS last month. Here are their reasons for doing so:
DDD Ultra-Lite
I believe that the true value of what Eric Evans wrote years ago lies in the fact that virtually anybody can use some of the things he proposed. They don’t require any special tools, money, approval or reorganization. Those are simple things that you can start doing from next Monday (or tomorrow).http://weronikalabaj.com/ddd-ultra-lite/
