Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Jan. 15, 2019
(If you use PHP, you can learn how to write automated tests for your code via my "Learn To Test Like A Grumpy Programmer" course over at LeanPub) In this blog post I wanted to talk about some of the lessons I've learned at the day job about how to use tools and techniques we are familiar with in th…
Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Dec. 18, 2018
(You can see more stuff like this blog post if you buy my "Learn To Test Like A Grumpy Programmer" course over at LeanPub) I wanted to show folks how someone who has been writing tests for PHP in anger since 2003 actually implements new features for a web site, driving them with tests. More importa…
Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Dec. 17, 2018
(You can see more stuff like this blog post if you buy my "Learn To Test Like A Grumpy Programmer" course over at LeanPub) I wanted to show folks how someone who has been writing tests for PHP in anger since 2003 actually implements new features for a web site, driving them with tests. More importa…
Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Nov. 8, 2018
GrumpyConf 2019 will mark the 7th conference I've been involved in running: CakeFest in Orlando, Florida, USA in 2008 TrueNorthPHP in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada from 2012 until 2016 GrumpyConf in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada starting in 2018 As I helped organize these events, I quickly came to unde…
Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Nov. 7, 2018
GrumpyConf 2019 will mark the 7th conference I've been involved in running: CakeFest in Orlando, Florida, USA in 2008 TrueNorthPHP in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada from 2012 until 2016 GrumpyConf in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada starting in 2018 As I helped organize these events, I quickly came to unde…
Written by Chris Hartjes
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on Oct. 22, 2018
(Author note -- I am trying to do more blogging and less long Twitter threads.) Recently I had a very respectful conversation with someone who bought one of my books (The PHPUnit Cookbook) and is not happy with the book. They have pointed out the things they don't like and believe are wrong, and fi…