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Dependency Inversion, Final Classes, and Pragmatic Testing in PHP 8.4
Master dependency inversion with final classes in PHP 8.4, learn when to use real objects vs mocks, and discover the pragmatic testing approach that combines Detroit and London schools for maintainable, testable code.
Defensive Programming Principles: YAGNI, Invalid States, and Domain Purity
Master three fundamental defensive programming principles: YAGNI for avoiding unnecessary complexity, making invalid states unrepresentable through type safety, and maintaining domain object purity for clean architecture.
Fail Fast Programming: Why Your Code Should Crash Spectacularly
Master the fail-fast programming philosophy with practical examples in PHP 8.4, TypeScript, Bash, and Ansible. Learn to write high-trust code that fails early, clearly, and at the exact point of deviation from expectations.
Early Return Patterns: Your Code's Best Exit Strategy
Master guard clauses and early return patterns across PHP, TypeScript, Bash, and Ansible to write cleaner, more maintainable code with reduced cognitive complexity
Mocking in Tests: Like Hot Sauce - A Little Goes a Long Way
Learn when to mock and when not to mock in unit tests. Discover why over-mocking creates brittle, unmaintainable tests and how to write better tests with minimal mocking using TypeScript, Vitest, and PHPUnit.
PHP Magic Constants for Maintainable Logging Systems
Master PHP magic constants (__FILE__, __METHOD__, __CLASS__, etc.) to build contextual logging systems with Monolog and PSR-3 that automatically track execution flow and debugging information.
PHP-QA-CI: A Comprehensive Quality Assurance Pipeline in a Single Dependency
Discover how LTS PHP-QA-CI provides a complete, production-ready QA pipeline with 12+ integrated tools through a single Composer dependency. Learn configuration, customization, and CI/CD integration strategies.
PHP PER: The Evolution Beyond PSR-12 Coding Standards
Understanding PHP Evolving Recommendations (PER), how to enforce them with QA tools, and why PER Coding Style is the future of PHP standards.