PHP Traits: What They Are and When to Use Them
A practical look at PHP traits: why they exist and how to share behavior across unrelated classes without the pitfalls of multiple inheritance.
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Laravel 10: Stricter Types and the Process Layer
Laravel 10's type discipline and the new Process facade: how the framework's maturing codebase translates into better day-to-day development.
Documenting APIs with OpenAPI
Deriving documentation from code and sharing one source of truth with clients: fitting the OpenAPI specification into a daily workflow.
Using ChatGPT for the First Time as a Developer
Honest first impressions from a developer after a few days with OpenAI's newly released ChatGPT: where it impresses, and where it falls short.
PHP 8.2 Is Coming: Readonly Classes and New Types
A look at readonly classes, DNF types, and standalone type declarations in PHP 8.2, and their impact on domain modeling.
Naming in a Codebase: An Architectural Matter
Why naming is not merely a style choice, but a design decision in its own right — patterns I have observed over the years.