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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.
Master guard clauses and early return patterns across PHP, TypeScript, Bash, and Ansible to write cleaner, more maintainable code with reduced cognitive complexity
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.
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.
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.
Understanding PHP Evolving Recommendations (PER), how to enforce them with QA tools, and why PER Coding Style is the future of PHP standards.
Understanding the fundamental differences between dependency injection in TypeScript and PHP, from structural typing to the lack of standardization.
An in-depth exploration of oclif, the enterprise-grade CLI framework from Salesforce. Learn best practices, pros and cons, and compare with alternatives.
A straightforward approach to creating mouse-responsive gradient text effects using CSS custom properties and vanilla JavaScript