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Five tools for writing higher quality PHP

Five tools for writing higher quality PHP

Deliver high quality and maintainable code with some simple tools.
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Craig Davis
I, Me, We, Us — Creating team ownership with better language.

I, Me, We, Us — Creating team ownership with better language.

Create a more collaborative working environment by changing the tone of our messages.
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Craig Davis
How I stay productive working remotely

How I stay productive working remotely

One year ago, I made one of the best decisions of my life, I joined Help Scout to build our Android application from scratch.
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David González
Testing code that talks to the database

Testing code that talks to the database

In my previous blog post we talked about working with databases and how crucial they are in the design of a well functioning system. One of…
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vrto
Functional vs Unit Testing for the browser

Functional vs Unit Testing for the browser

Back in 2013, I wrote a blog post in which I argued for prioritizing functional testing over unit testing in front end development. “Unit…
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Brett Jones
Reducing Complexity with Guard Clauses in PHP and JavaScript

Reducing Complexity with Guard Clauses in PHP and JavaScript

Use guard clauses to simplify maintenance and reduce the cognitive load of reading code
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Craig Davis
The database is not an implementation detail

The database is not an implementation detail

Databases are critical functions of most systems that are in use today. But there seems to be two schools of thought within the engineering…
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vrto
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