I create and manage websites, applications and e-commerce solutions at Unleashed Technologies. When I'm not solving tough problems for clients or working on open-source projects, you can find me speaking at conferences all around the world. In my free time, I also like to tinker with Arduino and home automation.
I'm also a Certified Symfony Expert, a Magento Certified Developer, and a Zend Certified PHP Engineer.
I'm excited to share that version 1.6.0 of league/commonmark has been released! This will be the last minor release of the 1.x branch - all efforts will now be focused on wrapping up development of 2.0.0!
Please see https://commonmark.thephpleague.com/1.6/upgrading/ for important information about this release and the upcoming 2.0.0 version.
New devices means a new 3D-printed remote control holder! Designed in Tinkercad and printed on a FlashForge Creator Pro in black PLA.
The PHP RFC for enumerations just passed a 44-7 vote to be accepted as a new feature in the upcoming PHP 8.1 release!
Enumerations, also known as "enums", are a special data type that can only contain specific, predefined (or "enumerated") values. They behave somewhat similar to constants, in that their names can be referenced in code, but they allow for stronger typing.
The classic use case illustrated by the RFC is of an enum that defines different suits of playing cards:
As a developer, I LOVE my geeky t-shirts and mugs, but it's hard to find quality products with designs I like. I've therefore been hard at work these last few weekends putting together my new project: www.moderngeekware.com
PHP 8.0 has just been released! This new major version adds several significant features and improvements to the language like attributes, match expressions, Just-In-Time compilation (JIT), and much more!
Here's a brief guide on how to install PHP 8.0 on Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X:
