In this episode, I share with you the nine essential commands that you need to know to get started working with Git. It starts off with git init and git clone and finishes up with git fetch and git pull.

Admittedly, this episode is targeted at users who are newer to Git. But, even if you're a more seasoned user, there might be something in this episode for you! Such as pointing out something that I overlooked, missed, or got wrong.

Links from the episode

• git init
• git clone 
• git status
• git diff
• git add
• git commit
• git push
• git fetch
• git pull

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Do you prefer using Git on the command-line or with a GUI? That's what I'm keen to find out in this episode of the podcast.

Why? Because I’m an avid Git command-line user, and have been for over 10 years! But, recently, I’ve been experimenting with some of the GUI tools available for Git to see if if I’m missing out on anything, and how the experience differs from the command line.

In this episode, I share with you what it's like using Git Tower, and Git GUIs in general, as a long-time command-line user, and some of the pros and cons of each approach.

Links from the episode

• Git Tower (available for macOS and Windows)
• Sourcetree by Atlassian
• Git-SCM.com
• Git GUIs

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If you love using data providers in PHPUnit, but find defining them verbose (and potentially buggy), then you’ll love the attribute-based approach in PHPUnit. In this episode, I'm stepping through what they are and why they're a great thing.

Links from the episode

• PHPUnit's DataProvider Annotation
• PHPUnit's TestWith Attribute
• PHP 8 Attributes

The post which this episode was based on: Write Simpler, More Maintainable DataProviders With PHPUnit 10's TestWith Attribute.

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Recently, Laravel took a $57M Series A investment from Accel. What might this mean for the future of Laravel – for the future of PHP more generally? I don't have a crystal ball, but thought that I'd share some thoughts, now that it's been a few weeks since the announcement was made.

Links from the episode

• The announcement from Laravel
• Special Announcement - Accel invests $57M into Laravel Products & Open-Source Framework (video)
• A superficial comparison of some of PHP's more well-known frameworks

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When using curl, how do you set the value of one or more of the POST variable’s from the contents of a file? For the longest time, I didn’t know. But recently I found out. In this post, I’ll step you through several ways you can do it.

Links from the episode

• The curl manpage
• curl
• RFC 2388
• multipart/form-data
• STDIN

The post which this episode was based on: How to Set a Post Variable from a File When Using Curl.

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Docker is an excellent way of deploying software. But, how do you know if your build configurations (your Dockerfiles) are valid without building them? In this episode of the podcast, let me step you through how to do so.

Links from the episode

• The Docker Build --check option
• Docker Build's Build Checks

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Composer is an amazing tool that makes working with PHP so much simpler than it ever was before!

In this short(-ish) episode, I want to introduce you to Composer's show command, and how it helps you find out about all of the dependencies on which your project depends.

Links from the episode

• Composer's show command
• The Linux/UNIX ps command

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In this episode, I'm discussing a recent post that I wrote on my blog about what it's like to learn Java as a PHP developer. If you're, primarily a PHP developer and have considered or spent time learning Java (or brushing back up on Java) then you might well relate to some or all of my recent experiences doing so.

Links from the episode

• Learning Java as a PHP Developer post
• IntelliJ IDEA Community Edition
• The post on LinkedIn
• The small web app I wrote in the Spark framework
• The Ruby Sinatra framework
• What is a POM file
• Jar files
• Phar files

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It's early days, so I don't know how detailed the project will end up being, yet. But, I wanted to share what I'm thinking with you, in this week's episode of the podcast. So, here's my overview of what I'm planning to do.

Links from the episode

• The introductory LinkedIn post, with the first mockup pencil sketch

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In this episode, I'm talking with my friend Shelley Benhoff about Docker and Docker Compose, being a Docker Captain, and Kubernetes. It's a fun, warm episode, recorded some time back, where we talk about all of those topics, plus a look back on tech life, post-pandemic, work ethics in different countries, and more.

Guest(s): Shelley Benhoff.

Links from the episode

• Shelley's book: The Lead Developer Career Guide
• Shelley's courses on Pluralsight
• Shelley's YouTube channel
• The Docker Slack channel

Want to grow your knowledge further?

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