431 Episodes
It’s Really an Upgrade
We often consider improvements from what they’ll cost us, in time, effort, or money, in the short term and undervaluing the long-term benefits we’ll get. We cover practices that look daunt...
Functional PHP, Laravel Horizon, MFA, Testing with Pest, Taylor Otwell, and more
Eric, John, and Oscar sit down to go over the August 2021 issue, Trimming One’s Sails. Topics Covered Grokking algebraic structures and functional programming with PHP Laravel Horizon and divin...
Interview with Scott Keck-Warren
Eric van Johnson and John Congdon interview Scott Keck-Warren, who wrote an article on Boosting User Perceived Performance with Laravel Horizon, in the August 2021 issue. Topics Covered Getting start...
finally{}: Stepping Through
By Beth Tucker Long Sometimes you need something tried and true, and sometimes you need to escape the daily grind and try something new. Get the Full Issue This article was published in the August 20...
Trimming One’s Sails
This month, we look at how to use Algebras from functional programming in PHP, offload tasks to Laravel Horizon, and techniques for writing code you can quickly adapt to any change.If you’re loo...
Interview with Ken Marks
Eric van Johnson and John Congdon talk to Ken Marks about his article in the July issue, Mentoring and Teaching PHP and his new book PHP Web Development with MySQL Topics Covered How he got started w...
Elasticsearch, Teaching PHP, Design Patterns, People, Joe Watkins, and more
Listen to Eric, John, and Oscar discuss the articles in the July 2021 issue, Deep Dive into Search. Topics Covered Using Elasticsearch in an application. Archery (for some reason). Password complexit...
Mentoring and Teaching PHP
By Ken Marks Hiring a new developer is a risky endeavor. What if they don’t work out? What if they get bored? What if our organization’s needs change? In this article, we’ll discuss what it takes to f...
Deep Dive Into Search
If you’re looking for the right person to add to your team or digging through a pile of documents to find the right match, we have articles that have you covered. This issue covers working with...
Debugging, Automation, GitHub Actions, Bug Bounties, and API Security
Eric, John, and Oscar chat about the articles in the June 2021 issue, Debug, Rinse, Repeat. Topics Covered Debugging Git Hooks and Automation Make files GitHub Actions Bug Bounties Docker Swarm Longh...
Interview with Joseph Maxwell
Eric and John talk to Joseph Maxwell, from Swiftotter, about ecommerce, debugging, and his article in the June 2021 issue, Debug, Rinse, Repeat. Topics Covered Debugging with purpose in web applicati...
Debugging with Purpose
By Joseph Maxwell Debugging and solving problems is an art. It is part technique and part practice. In this article, I share a powerful technique that has helped me quickly solve many problems. This s...
Debug, Rinse, Repeat
Programming is a cyclical process, and while you may have a clear beginning, the finish line of a project is only the starting line for the next phase. In this issue, we look at tools and techniques t...
RoadRunner, Atoum, IDEs, Feature Tests, DIY API, Wizard Thinking
Eric, John, and Oscar try to review the May 2021 issue, Testing Assumptions. Topics Covered Fall Conferences, like Longhorn PHP (CfP is currently open). Debugging long-running applications using Road...
Fiendish Functions—Filtering Fact From Fiction
By Camilo Payan Functional programming is a paradigm that has gained in popularity recently with the rise of several new functional programming languages and integration of new features in existing la...
Editor Bytes – May 2021
Get a look into the May 2021 issue, Testing Assumptions, with Editor-in-Chief Oscar Merida. The post Editor Bytes – May 2021 appeared first on PHP Architect.
Streamlining Behat
By Oscar Merida Behat, and feature tests overall, are crucial for giving you confidence that when you refactor code, you don’t change how an application works and for helping you understand how an app...
Interview #2 with Joe Ferguson
We welcome Joe Ferguson back to catch up with us about PHP, his column “The Workshop”, and more Topics Covered Virtual conference experiences. Looking forward to in-person events. Laravel...
Testing Assumptions
It’s worth periodically re-evaluating how you work to build, design, and maintain web applications. In this issue, we look at a new way to run PHP, a different unit testing framework, cultivating wiza...
Interview with Mark Kelnar
This month, we chat with Mark Kelnar about his article in the April 2021 issue, Busy Worker Bees Topics Covered What he learned from beekeeping and using Agile techniques. Working at WPEngine with th...
