“Writing code that lasts” … or writing code you won’t hate tomorrow.

  • PHPBenelux Conference 2016 (Antwerp, BE)
  • January 29, 2016

As developers we write code everyday, only to frown at it a week after that. Why do we have such a hard time with code written by others and ourselves, this raging desire to rewrite everything we see? Writing code that survives the test of time and self judgment is a matter of clarity and simplicity. Let’s talk about growing, learning and improving our code with calisthenics, readability and good design.

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