Written by Matthias Noback
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on Jun. 23, 2020
Recently I received a question; if I could explain these four lines:/** * @test */public function it_works_with_a_standard_use_case_for_command_objects(): voidThe author of the email had some great points.For each, my test I should write +3 new line of code instead write, public function testItWork…
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Jun. 16, 2020
While Advanced Web Application Architecture is still a work in progress, I decided to release another project in the meantime: a book for beginning PHP developers called PHP for the Web.Of course, there are PHP books for beginners, but most of them aren't very concise.They cover many related topics …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on May. 13, 2020
The introduction of Domain-Driven Design (DDD) to a larger audience has led to a few really damaging ideas among developers, like this one (maybe it's more a sentiment than an idea): Data is bad, behavior is good. The domain model is great, the database awful.(We're not even discussing CRUD in thi…
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on Apr. 28, 2020
The problem: if you publish any document as PDF, in print, etc. and the text contains URLs, there is a chance that one day those URLs won't work anymore.There's nothing to do about that, it happens.Luckily, this is a solved problem.The solution is to link to a stable and trustworthy website, that …
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on Apr. 15, 2020
In the Epilogue of the Object Design Style Guide, I started happily outlining some of the architectural patterns I've been using for several years now. I wanted to give some kind of an overview of how the overall design of your application would improve if you apply the object-design rules in that …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Mar. 23, 2020
When Symfony2 was created I first learned about the functional test, which is an interesting type of test where everything about your application is as real as possible. Just like with an integration or end-to-end test. One big difference: the test runner exercises the application's front controlle…