2014年7月28日星期一

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Matt Frost: Avoiding Burnout


Matt Frost (one of the two hosts on the Loosely Coupled podcast) has a new post to his site about some of his own experiences and advice around avoiding burnout.



Writing software is an incredibly gratifying profession; the idea that you can take a problem and find creative solutions through the use of technology is what drives a lot of us forward. What happens though when the drive is gone? What happens when that nifty little side project, training course, blog post or book goes from being nifty to being a drudgery? I came to this point a number of months ago and stayed there for a while, having now come out of this funk there are some things I learned that I'd like to share.


He talks about some of his own trouble with burnout, the project he was involved in and what it taught him about dealing with it (and life in general). He gives some sensible advice including "don't sit at your desk all day" and "prioritize things". The advice is simple and to the point - avoiding burnout is something only you can do for yourself. Waiting for things to "just get better" isn't going to work.



Link: http://shortwhitebaldguy.com/blog/2014/07/avoiding-burnout
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Joshua Thijssen: Internal PHP function usage


Curious about the usage of the various "internal" (built-in, not user defined) functions in use is a wide range of PHP applications, Joshua Thijssen did some research on GitHub and has shared the results on his site today.



How many internal PHP functions (things like count(), strpos(), array_merge() etc), does PHP have? Depending on which version you use, and how many extensions you have loaded, somewhere between 1000 and 2000 would be a good guess. But how many of these internal functions are you REALLY using?


He created a custom script to fetch the results of a custom query (one that found repos with over fifty stars), grabbed the source and parsed the results looking for these internal functions. He shares the results of his parsing from 967 repos in the remainder of the post, including: the top ten most called, some interesting facts found in the results and some of the "bad" ones in wide use (like "exec" and "mysql_connect").


Link: https://www.adayinthelifeof.nl/2014/07/25/internal-php-function-usage/
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SitePoint PHP Blog: MVC - a Problem or a Solution?


The SitePoint PHP blog has a new post by Jeroen Meeus that wonders if MVC is a solution or a problem when it comes to developing web applications.



Repositories, Adapters, MVC with all it cousins, SOLID, RTFM… As a (PHP) developer, those words are thrown at you from every corner of the web. And I hate it, I've had enough. Stop telling me what to do and show me those kittens instead. [...] When solving the web-application problem, we are forced to use MVC. The dev community often frowns upon those who don't use it, but seldom lets those they're frowning upon ask why. [...] MVC doesn't solve the Code complexity problem. It doesn't solve the code reuse or no-flexibility problem either. And it doesn't guarantee decoupled code.


He goes on to talk about how design patterns don't "solve problems". Rather they help us as developers by providing a best practice we can follow to get the job done. He suggests, though, that MVC has become "the new Singleton" but it has been used so much in so many different ways, it's boarding on the point of being abused.



Depending on the situation, and the problem at hand, different patterns can help you write robust, secure and understandable code. Just be careful using them - if you catch yourself using the MVC pattern for a 1-pager, ctrl+a del.

Link: http://www.sitepoint.com/mvc-problem-solution/
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SitePoint Web Blog: Code Manifesto: Words to Live By


The SitePoint Web blog has posted an interesting article sharing something called The Code Manifesto. The "code" referenced here isn't so much related to the actual code developers write as it is the conduct they follow in their relationships with others (on a professional level).



The tech industry has a rather bad reputation. Stories of discrimination, disrespect, sexism and outright mistreatment aren't exactly hard to come by. [...] In an industry ostensibly aimed at helping everyone to reach their potential, it's clear that when it comes to issues of equality and respect, the tech world has a long way to go. Kayla Daniels is one person working to try to change this situation. A North Carolina PHP developer, Kayla is behind The Code Manifesto, a list of values she hopes can be a small step in the right direction.

Among the points made in the manifesto are things like:



  • Discrimination limits us.
  • We are our biggest assets. None of us were born masters of our trade.
  • Respect defines us. Treat others as you wish to be treated.
  • Reactions require grace.


The Manifesto was born out of the frustration felt by Kayla in her work in technology. The six points are designed to help with two main things: respect and equality and contributing to the community...all as equals.


Link: http://www.sitepoint.com/code-manifesto/
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2014年7月27日星期日

Community News: Packagist Latest Releases for 07.27.2014

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