#PHP 8.5 adds backtraces to errors so we can more easily track down problems. This is one of the features I think is going to be a game-changer for tracking down errors.

Learn about more of the new features at youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA

#phpc #php
#softwareenginnering

#PHP85 adds two functions for retrieving the first and last values of an array. They are `array_first()` and `array_last()` respectively, and they work more or less like you would expect them to.

Learn about more of the new features at youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA

#phpc #php #softwareenginnering

One of my favorite new features added to #php85 is the ability to add the NoDiscard attribute to a function, so if we call a function without doing something with the return value, we'll receive a warning. Learn about more of the new features at youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA

#phpc #php #softwareenginnering

One of the new features added to #php85 is the pipe operator (|>) that allows you to chain multiple callables.

Learn about more of the new features at youtu.be/Wmsy2O_WysA

#phpc #php #webdesign #softwareenginnering

Your code doesn't need to be perfect on day one.

Focus on this instead:

• Make it work first, optimize later
• Comment like you're explaining to drunk you

Perfect code that doesn't exist helps nobody.

What's your most embarrassing coding moment?

#webdeveloper #softwareenginnering #code

Longhorn PHP A 3-day conference to help PHP developers level up their craft and connect with the larger PHP community.

I'm excited to announce I will be presenting at @longhornphp this year. I'm talking about dates and time, and #database design, and there are some amazing other speakers taking about #rectorphp and #ai

Tickets are on sale now!

#phpc #softwareenginnering #techconferences

longhornphp.com

🚀 Future Explored: Is “learn to code” officially bad career advice? GitHub CEO explains how AI tools are changing what it means to be a programmer.

#Softwareenginnering and #AI:
“...developers will take on bigger, more complex challenges. We’re not replacing ourselves; we’re evolving.”
—GitHub CEO
freethinkmedia.substack.com/p/future-exp...

#STEMeducation #softwaredevelopment #programming #coding #artificialintelligence #futureofwork

IRS Makes Direct File Software Open Source After Trump Tried to Kill It The tax man won't be happy about this.

#IRS #DirectFile #software is now #opensource
gizmodo.com/irs-makes-di...

Note:
Future of Tax Filing Fellowship
Economic Security Project

#civictech #softwareenginnering #softwaredevelopment

#softwareenginnering using biological metaphors like evolution for software growth makes sense, but I think there is more to explore. Think cancer and the replicating growth that is dangerous to the host. Dependency growth these days often mutates into an aggressive form of code base cancer.

🤣 Like your office… only honest.

#SoftwareEnginnering #Programming #TechOffice

My talk "How to Compare Fuzzers" at SAPLING'24 yesterday is available on line here #SoftwareEnginnering #MutationTesting #Fuzzing

How to Compare Fuzzers SAPLING'24

My talk "How to Compare Fuzzers" at SAPLING'24 yesterday is available on line here: speakerdeck.com/rahulgopinat... #SoftwareEnginnering #MutationTesting #Fuzzing

Terms that I wish co-workers and management really knew, recognised and internalised meanings of:
Feature factory
Psychological safety
Normalisation of Deviance
Sustainable pace
Rock star developer (not a complement, it's a red flag)
Content of the "Accelerate" book
#software #SoftwareEnginnering