How to Edit Consistently Using EditorConfig
When working with other developers on a project, editor and IDE differences, whilst not fatal, can be annoying, and even violate group coding standards. Put an end to that by using EditorConfig.
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To Thine Own Self Be True
I don’t remember where I first heard these words, but they’ve been ringing in my ears for the last few weeks — the last few months even. They’re words which I’ve been pondering the significance of to my life, to the work I do on a daily basis.
Why Grammarly is a Writer’s Best Friend
Recently, I started a month trial of Grammarly, as I wanted to improve, significantly, my level of English proficiency, as well as the clarity of my writing. Here’s why Grammarly is a writer’s best friend.
Preparing Legacy Applications for PHP 7 with Phan
PHP 7 presents enormous benefits over all previous versions. But is your code ready? In this tutorial, find out what needs to be done using the Phan static code analyser.
Podcast Recap - Interoperability and Expressive Configuration
This week’s been an exciting one on the podcast, with two new episodes covering interoperability and how to configure Zend Expressive applications. Here’s a recap.
Unit Testing Zend Expressive Database Classes with Codeception
Using Codeception as your testing framework of choice? Did you know it’s really easy to test Zend Expressive TableGateway classes? It’s almost painfully easy. This tutorial walks you through, step-by-step.
Relearning C
There’s lots of languages you can learn, from PHP and Python, to Erlang and Clojure, but last week I decided to get back to learning C. Yep C.
Becoming a PHP Core Contributor - The Journey Begins
What does it take to be a PHP core contributor? What things do you have to do? Why would you do it? I’ve started on the journey. Here’s what I’m learning.
Zend Expressive 1.0.0 Stable Has Been Released
In case you missed the news, Zend Expressive 1.0.0 Stable Has Been Released
Aggregate Hydrators for Sophisticated Object Hydration
Often times object hydration isn’t a simple matter, and requires a more nuanced, more sophisticated solution than the out-of-the-box options, available in Zend Framework, provide. Today we showcase one such solution - the Aggregate Hydrator.