The Strangler Pattern: A Practical Guide to Modernizing Legacy PHP Systems
Every few months a client comes to us with the same story: a PHP monolith that has become too tangled to touch. It usually got there one of…
15 posts tagged with "code-quality"
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Static Analysis Tools for PHP
The right tools are crucial for PHP developers aiming to enhance code quality and maintainability. Static analysis tools are the unsung…
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PHP Application Modernization - 10 Key Lessons Learned
Over the last 15 years, I've witnessed the continuous evolution of the PHP language and its frameworks. But with this progress, the…
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TypeScript vs JavaScript: A Modern Development Dilemma
In the ever-evolving ecosystem of web development, few languages have enjoyed the ubiquity and sustained dominance of JavaScript. Born in…
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Modernization of legacy applications - SaaS success story
I would like to share one of my favourite success stories on software modernization. It is a case study of a legacy web app that we managed…
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PHP 8.x: A Deep Dive for General PHP Performance Improvement Features
As a passionate developer, I've been thrilled to witness PHP, the widely celebrated server-side scripting language, evolve over two decades…
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Unlocking Faster Execution with PHP OpCode Caching for PHP Performance
I've always been on the lookout for ways to optimize my projects and improve performance. Over the years, I've witnessed PHP and PHP…
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PHP Tuning: A Comprehensive Guide to Performance
PHP code performance is crucial for delivering a smooth and responsive user experience. Whether you're building a content management system…
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Strangler pattern approach to migrating applications - pros and cons
The strangler pattern is a common approach to rewriting, modernizing and migrating existing (legacy) software to a new approach/solution…
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How to improve your code readability? Useful clean code ideas to know
In many ways, working in software industry is like working in industries such as construction or interior design. It requires knowledge and…
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Solid PHP - SOLID principles in PHP
SOLID is an acronym that represents the five basic principles of object-oriented programming: Single responsibility principle (SRP) Open…
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Using PHPStan with Symfony - static analysis for better PHP code quality
Software developers are not robots, even after seven years of PHP programming experience, I do sometimes make bugs in the code. In the age…
