I've recently got asked why I like #PHP so much, and why am I working with a "soon to be dead"-language.
My reply was, and will always be, that I've met my best friends through PHP, and that I've earned my living with PHP for over two decades. So PHP for me is not just a language; it's my hobby, profession, and passion.
I've been hearing that "PHP would soon be gone" for as long as I can remember, but after 25+ years it still powers the majority of the internet.
Me, php senior developer and passionate open source maintainer, is hoping for a new #job for 2024. Anything preferably remote (located in CEST), working with #php / #Laravel, one specific product, regardless of stack complexity, up to 32 hours/week so I have time left to manage #flarum.
Check my personal website for information about me and my linkedin for a digital resume; https://luceos.com.
Ok, this is a smart workaround to avoid unnecessary polyfills on your #PHP projects. It always bothered me to have no way to avoid symfony/polyfill-mbstring and symfony/polyfill-ctype even though my systems always have the necessary extensions. Well, this fixes that :)
Are you a PHP developer looking for a job? Make sure you check out my project, https://phpforhire.com which is in beta, and will allow you to post a profile of yourself that will be searchable online. #php#hiring#fedihired#fedihiring
Ryan is one of my favorite persons in the #PHP community. I cannot imagine what he and his family must be going through. They face expensive medical bills and more ahead. If you can help financially, please do so.
I'm a big proponent of doing fewer if statements and early returns! Doing stuff in your if statements only increases cognitive load when trying to read the code.
public function sendActivationEmail($user) {
if (! $user->isActivated) {
// Send out activation email
}
}
versus.
public function sendActivationEmail($user) {
if ($user->isActivated) {
return;
}
and once you've dedicated yourself to the religion of nesting only when necessary, there really are some good techniques you discover out of pure stubbornness!
@shadowhand About 10+ years ago, when Erlang got popular with the hipster coders, I would do tutorials in Erlang and be like, “Oh! I get this. It’s cool!” But then I could never actually write anything in it on my own. 🤣
@ramsey that’s basically my experience with it too. The Erlang syntax has such beautiful choices when it comes to symbols, leading to almost poetic brevity. But I have only ever admired as a reader, never a writer.
I am seeking speakers for my @phpugffm & @phpugmrn meetups. We prefer in-person presentations in Frankfurt or the Mannheim area, but remote talks are also an option. If you have anything interesting to share with us, let us know. We'd be more than happy to have you! Thx! #php#phpc#phpugffm#phpugmrn