Amazing PHP

2021-03-24 16:52:04 ​​Does it belong in the application or domain layer?
If you're one of those people who make a separation between an application and a domain layer in their code base (like I do), then a question you'll often have is: does this service go in the application or in the domain layer? It sometimes makes you wonder if the distinction between these layers is superficial after all. I'm not going to write again about what the layers mean, but here is how I decide if a service goes into Application or Domain Open / Comment

2021-03-24 16:50:18 Character escape sequences and numeric notations in PHP
Many modern programming languages support various way to use various characters such as simple English Latin characters, numbers, symbols, Emojis, and various special characters such as a new line or a tab character. Open / Comment

2021-03-22 22:27:33 Unit testing tips by examples in PHP
In these times, the benefits of writing unit tests are huge. I think that most of the recently started projects contain any unit tests. In enterprise applications with a lot of business logic, unit tests are the most important tests, because they are fast and can us instantly assure that our implementation is correct. However, I often see a problem with good tests in projects, though these tests' benefits are only huge when you have good unit tests. So in these examples, I will try to share some tips on what to do to write good unit tests. Open / Comment

2021-03-10 04:22:11 Modular Monolith: A Primer
Many years have passed since the rise of the popularity of microservice architecture and it is still one of the main topics discussed in the context of the system architecture. The popularity of cloud solutions, containerization and advanced tools supporting the development and maintenance of distributed systems (such as Kubernetes) is even more conducive to this phenomenon.
Observing what is happening in the community, companies and during conversations with programmers, it can be concluded that most of the new projects are implemented using the microservice architecture. Moreover, some legacy systems are also moving towards this approach. Open / Comment

2021-03-10 04:14:00 Object Oriented Done Right
Alan Kay, the inventor of the term “object-oriented programming”, told a story once during a talk more than 20 years ago. You can build a dog house using only a hammer, nails, planks, and just a little bit of skill. I figure even I would be able to build it given enough time. Once you've built it you've earned the skills and know-how, and could apply it to other projects. Next, you want to build a cathedral, using the same approach with your hammer, nails, and planks. It's a 100 times larger, but you've done this before — right? It'll only take a little longer. Open / Comment

2021-02-24 00:47:37 Testing HTTP Middleware in Laravel
Testing HTTP middleware in a Laravel app might look easy at first glance but can be surprisingly difficult to get right. There are many possible pitfalls. In this post, I want to show some of these pitfalls and what problems they can cause. Then, I will explain how I write tests for my custom middleware. Open / Comment

2021-02-24 00:24:19 Sell files online fast and easy
Want to sell e-books, PDF documents, audio/video files, or any other type of files? It is easy.
Just upload your file, get a short link, share it and make money. No monthly or hidden fees. Open / Comment

2021-02-22 17:51:02 When to use empty in PHP? I’d say never
I realized that I am very strict about the use of PHPs empty function in code review. There isn’t really any reason to use it in my opinion: Open / Comment

2021-02-16 17:30:33 Preventing Dependency Confusion in PHP with Composer
The problem boils down to companies referencing internal packages by name, e.g. "my-internal-package" and an attacker then publishing a package by the same name "my-internal-package" with a higher version number on the central registry / package repository for that language (for PHP that would be packagist.org). The companies then installed and ran these malicious packages instead of their internal packages because their package manager chose the higher version number from the default package repository over their internal repository. Open / Comment

2021-02-12 22:45:17 ​​Symfony and Hexagonal Architecture
I have been working on many Symfony projects in my career and one of the most common problems where customers call our company is that their software is blocked in the old framework version, or they are not maintainable because it costs a lot to find and fix bugs. Open / Comment