No Compromises

Maybe you've tried to add static analysis to your Laravel app and got scared away by all the errors.

In this episode we discuss how we like to introduce PHPStan to large, long-lived projects in a way that doesn't introduce a lot of risk or change.

Would you like help introducing Larastan to your project? That's one of many things we can help you with!

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Why isn't this working? It can be frustrating when something doesn't work as expected!

In this episode, we talk through a recent issue Joel had with sessions and oauth flows. There are a couple principles that apply more broadly.

Next time you're stuck on something, let us help!

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"Magic" methods and properties show up several places in Laravel, as well as third-party packages. They can make certain things easier and less verbose, but there is a trade off. In this episode, we discuss a few different contexts where we like and avoid magic accessors.

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Admins can do everything in the app, right? Today we discuss a couple reasons why you may want to consider not letting an admin have access to every single feature in your app.

🎉️ Episode 100 is a huge milestone for us. Thank you for listening!

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Have you ever turned on error tracking in a long-lived app and then got overwhelmed by all the errors happening? We talk through some strategies to not get overwhelmed and make a case that you really should be monitoring this in production.

Would you like help with your legacy app? We have a ton of experience making legacy apps a joy to work within.

• (00:00) - Your app should be tracking errors

We've talked about coding standards before, but this time we approach it from a slightly different angle. Does the way you're code is formatted affect your ability to understand it? Brains are interesting things.

Is your code slower than you'd like? We specialize in Laravel performance optimization and we can help! Contact us to discuss.

You launched a hobby project and then it starts to get some traction. What next? How do you get a more solid foundation under your app when it comes to database hosting? In this episode, we discuss the common phases we see a database go through during an app's life.

And if you'd love some help moving your database or tackling performance issues, give us a call!

Interfaces are a great tool for writing maintainable applications, but it is possible to go "too far" with abstraction. Or maybe, it's a bad use of time to write an abstraction up front before you really know you need it. We discuss some trade-offs and examples.

• (00:00) - Life before interfaces in PHP

When you're writing a test it can be so tempting to just "tweak" some app code to make it easier to write that test, but we discuss why that might not be a good idea. We also talk about some app changes while writing tests that are beneficial to the overall project.

• (00:00) - Sometimes changing code makes testing easier

Do your eyes glaze over when someone mentions singletons or factories? We'll try to not to be boring as we explain the benefits of design patterns.

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