We speak about abstraction all the time, as software developers, and yet its meaning can be pretty confusing. Could you explain clearly what means abstraction, if you needed to? This article will explain in depth what abstraction stands for, if we should abstract everything and, if not, what should be abstracted.
Global variables are common pitfalls many developers fall into. Indeed, difficult to scale and maintain an application crippled with globals. Why is that? Isn't it convenient to be able to access variables and their values everywhere? The global state problem is only part of a bigger one, namely leaking states and the lack of encapsulation.
Simplicity is one of the most important concept to understand and apply as a developer. This article will first define what simplicity and complexity mean. Then, I will explain why simplicity is really important, to finally go over the main practices you can apply to make your codebase simpler.
Today is a great day: you will begin to develop the new greenfield project of the soon-very-successful startup you work for, as a PHP Ninja Wizard of the Crown. But wait! You're teaming with Dave, your colleague developer! He's creating an Anemic Domain Model! Why? Is it that bad?
Oh no! You're working on an application which is as messy as your flat! You don't understand anything, every bug takes weeks to fix. You need to improve the quality of your PHP code... but how? What tool to use? A hoover? Don't worry, dear reader, I have some answers for you.
