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

Annotating with Annotations

• June 19, 2012

What exactly are annotations? How can they change the way you code and make life simpler? Annotations allow you to implement new functionality into code using “notes” this allows you to easily maintain your own architecture but benefit from external tools. Let’s look at how annotations are used today in PHP and how we can develop our own solutions based on the existing libraries.

Writing code you won't hate tomorrow

• November 8, 2014

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.

PHP Community: Of Leaders, conferences and Union

• February 24, 2012

• Community , PHP

Note: This article was originally published on the march/2011 issue of php-architect. If you like it keep a close eye on the Community Column in the magazine, where i get the chance to write alongside other awesome community people.