Using Design Patterns in PHP Without Overdoing It
Design patterns are a tool, not a goal: when to use which pattern in PHP, where they pay off, and the signs that they are creating unnecessary complexity.
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Building applications with PHP: language features, versions and practices, covered in posts, notes, short guides and practical examples. (Page 4/9)
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PHP Traits: What They Are and When to Use Them
A practical look at PHP traits: why they exist and how to share behavior across unrelated classes without the pitfalls of multiple inheritance.
PHP 8.2 Is Coming: Readonly Classes and New Types
A look at readonly classes, DNF types, and standalone type declarations in PHP 8.2, and their impact on domain modeling.
Designing Value Objects in Modern PHP
Embedding meaning into code instead of relying on primitives: why and how to design value objects in PHP, from an Email example to readonly immutability.
Being a polyglot developer: choosing the language for the problem
Personal notes on why mastering several programming languages is a matter of tool selection, not identity, and what context switching really costs.
PHP 8.1 Is Coming: Safer Domain Models with Enums and Readonly Properties
PHP 8.1 isn't out yet, but I'm already exploring how the upcoming native enum support and readonly properties will reshape domain modelling.