The PHP 7 release is just around the corner, bringing some much-desired changes and improvements to the language. However, many developers simply aren't aware of what's coming. This book covers all of the new features coming in PHP 7, as well as breaking changes and "gotchas" to watch out for. You'll learn how to take advantage of these changes and get started with PHP today.
Software bugs are inevitable - it doesn't matter how experienced you are or how well you follow best-practices. Some bugs are especially difficult to track down, causing you to waste countless hours before throwing your hands up in defeat. It doesn't have to be this way though!
Learn about the CommonMark initiative and how you can implement a CommonMark parser into your PHP projects.
Custom coding standard based off the Zend standards, plus some logical inclusions like:
Converts HTML to Markdown with PHP.
Zero-amount payment driver for the Omnipay PHP payment processing library. It basically allows you to process $0 orders without needing to implement special code to skip the payment processor in these cases.
Simple bundle for implementing Omnipay in your Symfony application.
Discussed open-source topics including project support, implementing and maintaing SemVer, and licensing concerns.
Open-source PHP Markdown parser compatible with the CommonMark spec.
My custom color scheme for PhpStorm. It can be installed using the directions found here: https://github.com/cordoval/Symfony2Colors
