Naming things is suddenly easier
Naming things is good skill to have for any programmer.
Read more [masteringlaravel.io]
API design note: Beware of adding an “Other” enum value
Beware of "Other"!
Read more [devblogs.microsoft.com]
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Preventing Destructive Commands from Running in Laravel
– ashallendesign.co.uk - submitted by Ash Allen
Read about how to use the Illuminate\Console\Prohibitable trait to prevent destructive commands from running in your Laravel application. We'll also look at how to prevent your own custom Artisan commands from running using this trait.
Read more [ashallendesign.co.uk]
Stop Using Pseudo-Types
Pseudo-types like callable and iterable may seem convenient at first glance, but they introduce ambiguities and make code harder to analyze.
Read more [f2r.github.io]
Command Line Interface Guidelines
– clig.dev
Good naming, consistency, clear communication, and discoverability. These are things that do not only apply to command line programs, but to general development as well.
Read more [clig.dev]
Don't hardcode admin domains for auth
Stephen Rees-Carter tells how hardcoding admin domains in code can lead to security vulnerabilities
Read more [securinglaravel.com]
What I Wish Someone Told Me About Postgres
Postgres has many nuances and best practices that are important to understand.
Read more [challahscript.com]
Laravel Custom Query Builders Over Scopes
While scopes are useful for simple queries, custom query builders are preferred for complex or frequently used queries.
Read more [blog.oussama-mater.tech]
5 Ways to Extract Value from Overmocked Tests
Tomas shares his approach to get the most out of mocks, drop dead code, and make tests more valuable.
Read more [tomasvotruba.com]
Building Maintainable PHP Applications: Data Transfer Objects
– davorminchorov.com - submitted by Davor Minchorov
Learn about data transfer objects, why they are useful and why it's better to use them over arrays.
Read more [davorminchorov.com]
A Case For Custom Collections
– alsterholm.com - submitted by Andreas Alsterholm
A blog post explaining some benefits (and drawbacks) of using custom Eloquent collections.
Read more [alsterholm.com]
To double quote or not, that's the question!
– dev.to
Spoiler: it doesn't really matter anymore as long as you're using a modern version of PHP
Read more [dev.to]
Reasons you don't need a modal
This site offers some good alternatives for modals
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Top 10 PHP Features You Can Use in 2024
– backpackforlaravel.com - submitted by Karan Datwani
Read more [backpackforlaravel.com]
Handling large JSON payloads and extending the Request class
– geoligard.com - submitted by Goran Popović
See how to easily modify and override methods found in the framework's Request class in order to handle specific routes with sizeable payloads.
Read more [geoligard.com]
Benefits of writing clean, maintainable code.
– jump24.co.uk - submitted by jamie peters
We all strive to write good code when we jump onto a project but sometimes do you wonder why?
The post covers
- Why you should write clean code
- Techniques for writing cleaner code
The techniques here are useful for all level of developers and worth a quick skim over as we all nothing wrong with a quick refresher
Read more [jump24.co.uk]
Livewire Strict: Enforce additional security measures to Livewire
– wire-elements.dev - submitted by Philo
Livewire Strict helps enforce security measures and prevents you from having unprotected sensitive public properties.
Read more [wire-elements.dev]
Mastering Programming
Some great insights by Kent Beck
Read more [tidyfirst.substack.com]
I write my code in the controller
– hakanaktas.com.tr - submitted by Hakan
A pragmatic approach to avoiding early optimizations
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Building Maintainable PHP Applications: Thinking Data vs Thinking Business Processes
– davorminchorov.com - submitted by Davor Minchorov
Learn about the differences between thinking in terms of data (CRUD) vs thinking in terms of business processes (behaviour) and how it affects code maintainability.
Read more [davorminchorov.com]
