Refactoring without tests should be fine. Why is it not? When could it be safe? Refactoring is a controlled technique for improving the design of an existing code base. Its essence is applying a series of small behavior-preserving transformations, each of which “too small to be worth doing”. However the cumulative effect of each of …
The language construct empty() appears rather versatile. It’s like a Swiss army knife with a thousand blades, ready to hurt you if you grab it by the wrong end. Or a jack of all trades, master of none. Most of all, empty() is a poor communicator. I spot empty() in poorly-aged closed-source projects. I discover empty() in brand-new empty() again in open-source …
I’ve been programming in PHP now for almost ten years, and if there is one thing I learned over this period, it’s that readability and simplicity are the keys for maintainable and sustainable code. Every first attempt to write code should be about making it work. Only after that, you should take some time to …
In this post, we will take a look at how we can send real-time notifications with Laravel, the Laravel Websockets package, and Laravel Echo. HTTP is stateless. Usually, the client asks for a URL, and the server returns the data. Only a refresh of the page can load new information. Most of the time, this …
Let’s be honest. Live coding is terrifying! Everyone is watching every character you type, and they are waiting for you to fail. At least it feels like that. Today I want to share some tips I have collected over the last years while live coding at conferences or live streaming. When I prepared my first …
Testing and Test-Driven Development (TDD) are essential and challenging topics in programming. Especially the switch from just writing some tests to TDD can be tricky. After using TDD for several years, I see three things you need to know to make it work. Â 1. You Need To Know What To Test This may sound …
A common challenge in testing is not only HOW to test something, but WHAT you can test. That’s why I have made a list of all the things I like to test in my applications. Looking for something specific? Pick it: Testing Page Response Status Testing Page Response Text Testing Page Response View Testing Page …
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