Written by Matthias Noback
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on Nov. 19, 2019
Many people use Disqus as a commenting system for their (static) blog. It's a free service, easy to get started with, and it has everything you'd expect from a commenting system. It's free up to the point where Disqus decides to show advertisements alongside the comments, and these advertisements …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Sep. 30, 2019
Triggered by Marco Pivetta who apparently said during his talk at Symfony Live Berlin: "If you still don't have tests, this is unprofessional", I thought I'd tweet about that too: "It's good for someone to point this out from time to time".I don't like it when a blog post is about tweets, just as I …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Sep. 23, 2019
In part 1 of this series we discussed the size and complexity metrics calculated by phploc. We continue with a discussion about dependencies and structure.StructureThis section gives us an idea of how many things there are of a certain type. These can be useful indicators too. For example, if the …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Sep. 20, 2019
When I want to get a very rough idea of the quality of both code and structure of a PHP code base, I like to run phploc on it. This is a tool created by Sebastian Bergmann for (I assume) exactly this purpose. It produces the following kind of output:Directories …
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Jul. 22, 2019
This is another excerpt from my latest book, which is currently part of Manning's Early Access Program. Take 37% off Object Design Style Guide by entering fccnoback into the discount code box at checkout at manning.com.Make sure to read part 1 first.Create read models directly from their data sourc…
Written by Matthias Noback
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on Jul. 18, 2019
I'm happy to share with you an excerpt of my latest book, which is currently part of Manning's Early Access Program. Take 37% off Object Design Style Guide by entering fccnoback into the discount code box at checkout at manning.com.Chapter 7: Dividing responsibilitiesWe've looked at how objects can …