Can We Please Stop Talking About Tech Debt
Explore why "tech debt" is an outdated concept and learn strategies for addressing important technical work in modern software development.
GraphQL, REST or RPC? Making the Choice
Explore API architectures: REST, GraphQL, and RPC. Learn their strengths and weaknesses to make informed decisions for your HTTP API projects.
Rust for PHP Developers
Explore Rust through a PHP developer's lens with live coding, recreating a PHP app in Rust to demystify its features and growing popularity.
Diving Into New Technologies - Hacks to Work More Efficiently
Discover efficient hacks for mastering new technologies as a software developer, from leveraging IDEs to managing energy levels, with practical recommendations for continuous learning.
Filesystem Management with Flysystem
Explore Flysystem for seamless file management across local and remote storage. Learn to write, read, move, copy, and delete files using adapters, set permissions, and streamline operations for various providers.
Dependency Injection for Mere Humans
Learn about dependency injection, its benefits, and how to refactor applications for better testability and adherence to SOLID principles in PHP development.
We Built This City - The Geographies of Software Development
Explore parallels between urban planning and software development, drawing insights from geography to improve codebase architecture and maintenance in the digital landscape.
Extending the PHP Language with Static Analysis
Discover how to enhance PHP's capabilities using static analysis, including implementing new language features and creating custom PHPStan rules for advanced developers.
Get Rolling Fast with Symfony Flex
Discover Symfony Flex: a powerful tool combining full-stack Symfony's capabilities with micro-framework simplicity. Learn to start projects quickly and evolve them efficiently over time.
Building Cloud-Native Applications
Explore best practices for developing cloud-native applications, with a focus on containerization and using OpenShift for PHP apps on Kubernetes.
Performance Optimisation - How Do I Go About It?
Learn practical techniques for analyzing and optimizing PHP code performance using open-source tools like xdebug, xhprof, and ApacheBench in this hands-on demonstration.
Debugging PHP with Xdebug
Learn to debug PHP effectively using Xdebug. Discover setup techniques for PhpStorm and browsers, enabling step-by-step code analysis and live variable inspection. Extend debugging to CLI, APIs, and SOAP clients.
Behaviour Driven Development and Behat - Telling Stories Through Code
Explore Behaviour Driven Development and Behat for PHP, focusing on user stories, scenarios, and automated testing to ensure well-designed software that meets user needs.
Service Workers and Their Role in PWAs
Explore Service Workers' role in Progressive Web Apps, enhancing performance, reliability, and user engagement beyond offline capabilities, push notifications, and background sync.
Zero to Jenkins - Automatic Builds + Deploys
Learn to set up Jenkins 2.0 for automated builds, tests, and deployments. Discover parallel processing, auto-detection of repos and branches, and efficient CI/CD pipelines for PHP projects.
The Why and the How of Moving to 7.x
Discover tools and techniques for migrating to PHP 7.x, exploring performance benefits and new features while preparing your codebase for seamless transition to the latest version.
The Road to Continuous Deployment
Discover strategies for modernizing legacy applications, implementing service-oriented architecture, and building a continuous deployment pipeline to boost development velocity and confidence.
Code Review Beyond Code Style
Discover effective code review techniques beyond style, focusing on pull request guidelines and constructive feedback methods to enhance team collaboration and code quality.
Towards a Frameworkless World
Explore the future of PHP development: decoupling applications, creating framework-agnostic libraries, and composing reusable web widgets for more flexible and modular software architecture.
Introduction to SOLID
Practical guide to SOLID principles in PHP: learn to write maintainable, decoupled code with real-world examples and implementation tips for better OOP design.
Comic Book Continuity and Git Rebase
Explore Git concepts through comic book analogies, focusing on rebase techniques. Practical demonstration and discussion for Git users of all levels.