Are you like me and dislike large container images? Checkout this article from learnk8s.io

TL;DR: The base image in your Dockerfile’s FROM statement can be a 10x difference in the size of your images. Bigger images === longer time…

Yii2 2.0.14 released; bringing with it some excellent changes.

The Yii2 team has release the latest version of the Yii2 framework. With it comes improvements in the following (but not limited to) areas: Scalability…

I dont often post about design tools, but when I do…

…I insist, as part of an everyday workflow, business and designers PLEASE use some mock / prototyping tooling. For the love of all that is…

My presentation at SunshinePHP 2018:

Here at SunshinePHP 2017 I did a presentation on automating the code QA process. Find the slides here: https://goo.gl/GanL3n

RE-post: My personal experience migrating a module rom Yii1.x to Yii2.x

(Originally posted on the Sourcetoad Blog circa 20015) Yii is an amazing framework. As it has been iterated on version 2 is now out and…

Find yourself doing the same steps starting many projects? Check this out.

http://keepcoding.ehsanabbasi.com/ has released a PHP project starter template with a nicely put together  setup. Composer, Travis, PHP Mess Detector, etc. If you find yourself doing…

PHPSTorm, once again showing why it’s the best PHP Editor.

EAP 2018.1 will include loop refactoring to use SPL array_* functions. Nice! Refactor your code to functional style with PhpStorm 2018.1

Top development tools of 2017 from StackNews.

One of my favorite tech news sites StackShare has releases there annual Top Tools list of 2017. From New Tool of the Year to Business Tool of the…

Brandon Savage published ‘Getting past project inertia’…

… it’s a good 5 minute read. Brandon makes an excellent point about getting yourself motivated when starting a project. Check it out over on…