Feb
17,
2026
Monolith vs Microservices: Reduce Coupling, Improve Architecture
What guides us when thinking about software architecture? Chances are you've built a monolith at some point - maybe you regret this, or maybe you're perfectly happy and wish people would stop telling you to be otherwise. Let’s look at the debate around monoliths and investigate the good and the...
Jan
11,
2024
Serde for PHP 8: How Functional Purity Drives Serde’s Architecture
Delve into the world of Serde and Crell with Larry Garfield, the PHP expert who created this unique and versatile library. Larry currently works as a staff engineer at LegalZoom but has worked at Platform.sh, written books on PHP, and contributed to the Drupal 8 Web Services initiative to create...
Apr
6,
2023
New awesome features of MySQL
MySQL, like any other technology, is constantly evolving and brings many new features. However, not everyone has the time to keep up with all the new features in this popular open-source database. Fortunately, this article provides a quick catch-up!
Feb
23,
2023
Clean Code in PHP
Do you want to create software that is easy to maintain and has as few bugs as possible? Or write code that others, but also you, can still understand after weeks or even months? Maybe clean code is something for you.
Aug
5,
2022
Using pg_profile for Historical Workload Analysis in PostgreSQL
What is pg_profile and how do you use it? For PostgreSQL, the extension pg_profile is a simple historical database workload profiler. This article will demonstrate how pg_profile provides extended performance statistics and streamlines the ability to understand performance incidents.
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.
May
26,
2021
From the dream of a long-lasting software architecture
Long-lasting software is probably everyone's dream, but it’s often not a reality. By using three simple methods, it is possible to create an architecture that keeps a stable and clear line throughout the project - and if something goes wrong, a mistake is noticed immediately. This article shows which methods...
Dec
11,
2018
The Value of Code Quality
A good Code is easy to read and oversee for anyone who isn’t the creator of the code. If it’s easy to understand, it’s much easier to maintain and extend the code. Frank Sons, spokesman at the IPC Conference shows us the value of the code.
Jul
31,
2018
Video: Rapid Prototyping with Domain-driven Design
<div style="text-align: justify">It took several decades until the majority of software developers accepted one simple fact: we have no idea what we’re doing.
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Jun
27,
2018
Hello my name is “if”
<div style="text-align: justify;">It’s an inescapable fact that writing maintainable code is not easy. Before we can change any code, we have to understand what the code currently does, and whether it’s supposed to do that.</div>
