Exakat 0.10.4 review Exakat 0.10.4 shipped with two new analyzers. Here is a short presentation of them : No Need For Else The else branch may be ignored if the then branch actually leaves the current function. <?php function foo($a) { // Else may be in the main sequence. if ($a1) { return 1; } else […]
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Mar
Mar
First step with exakat ‘One must review code to live, rather than live to review code’. Reviewing code is part of everyday’s coding life, and it should be kept just what is it : a short trip back to the code that teaches us about what we did. There are three kinds of teaching in code […]
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Mar
Mar
6 new PHP analyzers in Exakat 0.10.3 Exakat 0.10.3 shipped with 6 new PHP analyzers : see the changelog. Here is a short presentation of them : Use array_column() array_column() is a little known PHP native function. Read about the story : Ben Rasmey tells it himself : https://benramsey.com/projects/array-column/. When you plan to contribute to the PHP code with a new […]
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Dec
Dec
There are always several ways to do the same things in PHP. Some of them are so close that one even wonder which one to choose. In fact, if they are interchangeable, why even choose ? Here is a list of seven syntax you can choose in PHP, freely. The choice relies first on technical ground, […]
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Sep
Sep
This is the third part of our series about last features in PHP 7.1. See ‘Upcoming features in PHP 7.1 (part a)‘ and ‘More upcoming features in PHP 7.1 (part b)‘. PHP 7.1 is now RC1 since our last article, so better dive into the code fast. We are now presenting the last batch of […]
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Jul
Jul
Const behavior in PHP 7 I always thought const behavior to be like class. Well, of course, beside the obvious differences, const and class were compile-time structures. They are complete at compilation, and could be op-coded and cached. This is unlike the slower define() function (for const), which requires PHP execution to be creating constants. This […]
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Apr
Apr
Static analysis helps migrate to PHP 7 Static analysis is the analyze of PHP code without running it. The traditional way to do this is to read the code and understand it. The modern way is to use a static analysis software. Including static analysis as a regular sanity check in your coding process raises […]
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Apr
Apr
7 new PHP static analysis No less than 7 new analyzers for Exakat, since last week version. Here is a quick review, as they are both varied and interesting. Identical conditions Identical conditions spots members of an complex logical expression that are identical. When several conditions are chained, it happens that some of the conditions […]
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Feb
Feb
PHP bug-fixes help your code Ever wondered which PHP bug-fixes help your code? What is the actual impact of a PHP minor version on your code ? Every month, or more, PHP provides a new version, covering about thirty bugs and various upgrades. Sometimes, features request make it to a version. Still, who has time to review […]
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Feb
Feb
Confusing variable names Did you ever meet that awful situation, where you try to understand why the SQL query fails, until you realize that $res and $req are simply too confusing ? There are confusing variable names, notably those that are one letter close from each other. Problems ranges from $data and $date in the same […]