Avoiding one-liners in PHP
Focus on writing code that solves real problems, is well-tested, and is easy to maintain.
Read more [localheinz.com]
Make more things the same
A nice refactor from Aaron Francis
I'm always on the lookout for a good "make more things the same" refactor and I just found one!
— Aaron Francis (@aarondfrancis) March 8, 2023
Make your life easy, make more things the same. pic.twitter.com/tQfnqSZ84u
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Preemptive Pluralization is (Probably) Not Evil
Before you write any code — ask if you could ever possibly want multiple kinds of the thing you are coding. If yes, just do it. Now, not later.
Read more [www.swyx.io]
Strategies for making Laravel packages customizable original
While attending Laracon India, many people approached me to ask how we handle the maintenance of all our Spatie packages. One of the ways we keep maintenance burden low is by making our packages customizable. In this blog post, I'd like to cover some of our best tips to make a Laravel package easy…
Returning native types from the Laravel Request class
– jamie-peters.co.uk - submitted by Jamie Peters
Have you ever been using the Laravel Request class and found yourself creating single use variables just for type casting? What if I told you there's a better way...
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When to use Laravel global scopes
– stefrouschop.nl - submitted by Stef Rouschop
With a proper implementation of global scopes instead of local scopes, the code and security would be greatly improved. Let me illustrate this with a simple example.
Read more [stefrouschop.nl]
Locality of Behavior
– www.eloquentarchitecture.com - submitted by John Freeman
The LoB principle dictates that the behavior of a unit of code should be as obvious as possible by looking only at that unit of code. But I think something is missing from this discussion.
Read more [www.eloquentarchitecture.com]
You might not need a repository in Laravel: 3 alternatives
– medium.com - submitted by Mazen Touati
We will crack the controversy of the repository pattern in Laravel. The good and the bad, and what alternatives we can use to build a maintainable codebase.
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Write cleaner queries by using Laravel's whereRelation method
– youtu.be - submitted by Bert De Swaef
Bert shows us a hidden Laravel gem!
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Clever Code Considered Harmful
What I've come to realize, though, is that anyone can write code that seems complicated. The hard thing is solving complex problems with simple code.
Read more [www.joshwcomeau.com]
Top 10 Books for PHP Developers
– davorminchorov.com - submitted by Davor Minchorov
These books will help you learn more about PHP in detail and make you a better software engineer overall.
Read more [davorminchorov.com]
Three Equitable Design Considerations
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
This post discusses three equitable design considerations to avoid creating unintentional barriers and cultural or social biases for potential users.
Read more [tighten.com]
Three Web Accessibility Considerations
– tighten.com - submitted by Jamison Valenta
This post discusses accessibility design considerations that will help users with disabilities successfully use and navigate your website or application.
Read more [tighten.com]
Writing declarative PHP
– youtu.be - submitted by Andrew Schmelyun
What declarative programming is, and how to include more of it in your PHP code base.
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Always use [closed, open) intervals
– fhur.me
A good tip by Fernando Hurtado
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Vanilla Rails is plenty
This post is about Rails, but applies to Laravel as well
Read more [dev.37signals.com]
Using table triggers to log changes in your database tables.
– tray2.se - submitted by Patrik Ahlström
Tracking changes in a table or several tables for that matter can be essential for your application, and we are going to take a look on how to do that using only the MySQL/MariaDB database.
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What are contract tests?
Here's how you can make sure that all implementations of an interface behave correctly
Read more [www.kai-sassnowski.com]
Laravel's Safety Mechanisms
– planetscale.com - submitted by Aaron Francis
A comprehensive overview of Laravel's many safety features that can help you prevent painful mistakes.
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Use a view instead of a complex Eloquent query in your Laravel application
– tray2.se - submitted by Patrik Ahlström
What is a database view, and how can we use it to make our code cleaner?
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