The Need for Enums in PHP: Pre-8.1 Solutions
How we represented fixed value sets before PHP 8.1 introduced native enums, and the trade-offs of each approach.
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API error contract: returning meaningful errors to clients
How binding API error responses to a consistent contract simplifies client development and debugging.
Slimming Laravel Controllers with Action Classes
How to write more testable and maintainable code by moving business logic out of controllers and into single-purpose action classes.
Cutting dev server startup to seconds with Vite
Why switching from a Webpack-based dev environment to Vite makes build times dramatically shorter.
Coding with PHP 8.0: Attributes and the Nullsafe Operator
PHP 8.0 is out. I share how I've been using attributes and the nullsafe operator in real projects, and what they've actually delivered.
Preparing for PHP 8.0: union types, match, and named arguments
PHP 8.0 isn't out yet, but the RFCs and beta releases are already readable. Here are my notes on three key features worth understanding before release.