The AI Development Paradigm Shift: Managing the Firehose
AI coding assistants are fundamentally transforming software development productivity and economics. Understanding when to use AI versus deterministic code is now a critical strategic skill.
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TypeScript's Honesty System: Why Type Safety is Optional and How to Enforce It
TypeScript provides zero runtime safety and can be bypassed 25+ different ways. The definitive guide to every bypass mechanism - from any to eval to recursive type limits - and how to defend against them with ESLint.
Using PHPStan to Enforce Project-Level Rules
Learn how to write custom PHPStan rules to enforce performance, architectural, and testing standards across your entire codebase. Includes real-world examples and multi-language comparisons.
Claude Code Latest Features: What's New in Autumn 2025
Explore the groundbreaking features added to Claude Code in the last three months, including checkpoints for fearless refactoring, autonomous subagents, plugin marketplace, web interface, and more.
Advanced Claude Code Hooks: Controlling Sub-Agent Behavior
Learn how to use Claude Code hooks to enforce execution rules for parallel sub-agents, preventing resource conflicts in test suites and other shared-resource scenarios.
Advanced PHP Database Patterns: Beyond ORMs for High-Performance Applications
Discover advanced database patterns for PHP including retry mechanisms, bulk updates, statement caching, query classes, generators for memory efficiency, and PHPStan rules for test correctness. Learn when to use PDO directly over ORMs.
Caching vs Memoization: Choosing the Right Optimization Strategy
Deep dive into caching and memoization strategies, their differences, use cases, anti-patterns, and practical implementation tips across programming languages.
Claude Code Planning and Execution Workflows: From Built-in Modes to Parallel Agents
A comprehensive guide to Claude Code's planning features, from built-in Plan Mode to formal planning workflows with parallel agent execution for complex development tasks
Reusable OpenAPI Classes: Eliminating Boilerplate in PHP API Documentation
Learn how to create custom PHP classes that encapsulate OpenAPI specifications, dramatically reducing repetitive attribute definitions while improving maintainability and consistency across your Symfony API.