Jul
15,
2022
A simple alternative to XML, JSON, and co
Have you ever wondered why comments in XML are written in such a complicated way or why JSON doesn’t offer comments at all? Have you ever needed to fix an indentation error in your YAML file? If so, then you already know some of the hurdles in common text-based data...
Jun
17,
2022
MySQL Database Compare Tools Overview: ApexSQL Data Diff vs dbForge Data Compare
Modern technologies provide database specialists with powerful and convenient software tools. In this article, we are going to examine the powers of the two popular solutions for data comparison: dbForge Data Compare for MySQL created by Devart and ApexSQL Data Diff for MySQL developed by Quest.
Jun
7,
2022
Keynote: How to design for the metaverse?
Calling all creators! How are you going to build the metaverse? Will it be an ever-expanding, sprawling virtual city? Or will it be a discussion of infinite interactions and boundless possibilities? No one can predict how our next-gen future, the metaverse, will look and feel. So how can you prepare...
May
9,
2022
Quality on the assembly line
To achieve optimization in your PHP projects and avoid deployment problems, you’ll need a well-coordinated mix of tools, pipelines, and approaches.
Apr
11,
2022
The wonderful world of Contao
Contao recently celebrated its 15th birthday and is still greatly popular in the community. It's high time to take a closer look at the smart open source CMS.
Jan
31,
2022
Simple and practical: Laravel with GraphQL
Lighthouse PHP is a framework for Laravel that simplifies the creation of GraphQL interfaces. Thanks to directives and automation, work for developers is reduced to the essentials: planning and data design. For GraphQL interface users, work is largely facilitated by autocompletion.
Jan
5,
2022
The great PHP expert check: That was 2021 – what comes next?
Another turbulent year in the grip of the pandemic is behind us. We talked to our PHP experts about 2021—how did the language develop? What were the big milestones? And what will the coming year bring?
Oct
4,
2021
The Magic of Automation
What does an automated pipeline bring us besides initial costs? Above all, a documented deployment flow that anyone can execute. Automated deployments save time, money, nerves and make room for value-
added work ‒ but how does it all work exactly? This article provides the answers and presents a corresponding set-up.
Aug
24,
2021
Frameworkless: Sometimes, less is more
Frameworks have been our faithful companions for many years. They are partly responsible for the success of our favorite language. They have their advantages, however, they also sometimes have substantial disadvantages. So why not simply create your next web service without a framework? We will forego barely any conveniences and...
Jul
27,
2021
PHP in the Async-land
When working on this article, I was thinking about real-life examples to explain asynchronous processing from scratch. In the end, I understood that there are too many examples and I can’t pick the most relevant one. Seriously, you barely can imagine a process in nature that follows a sequence or...