Aleksi Kauppila articles - 8 total
Save time and money by collaborating
Save time and money by collaborating
Composition over encapsulation
Choosing composition over inheritance may weaken encapsulation
Using isset() and empty() hurts your code
These functions tap really well in to the weakly typed and procedural side of PHP. If you've already been riding the wave of modern PHP for a while, you've learned to hate that side of PHP.
Dependency injection: PHP edition
Make your code more testable, maintainable and configurable
Protect your system from changes in 3rd party dependencies
There's always risks when using third party code.
How you can reduce usage of getter methods in your code
Make interaction with your objects explicit
Discarding setters
Writing setter methods is a sure way to invite confusion and instability to the codebase. Read on how to get rid of them!
Don't return associative arrays!
Demand clear answers from your objects, don't accept mumbling