Using a UUID in a Laravel Eloquent model
Changing the primary key from an auto-incrementing integer to a UUID is really simple in Laravel Eloquent.
Changing the primary key from an auto-incrementing integer to a UUID is really simple in Laravel Eloquent.
Service buses exist in different flavors. This article explains the overall concept of the service bus. Then it shows differences between the command bus, query bus, and event bus.
This article explains the basic concepts of the command bus. Why should you use it and how? Pointers are given to advanced use cases and good resources.
I've migrated my blog from Apache to NGINX. In the process, the .htaccess file was converted into an NGINX Server Block. This article shows both files and serves as an example for others that want to migrate.
This articles explains how to install a private PHP package with Composer. Using SSH keys and a little composer.json magic, in just 3 steps.
SSH keys can be used to create secure connections between computers. This article explains the basics of creating and using SSH keys.
Now that 2018 comes to an end, it is time to reflect and make plans for the new year. The theme for 2019: learn new things and becoming an "activist" for online privacy.
If you develop code on both Windows and Linux machines you might have run into inconsistent line endings. This might lead to "empty" commits, consisting only of changed line ednings. This post describes how a .gitattributes file can solve all your (line ending-related) problems.
The SOLID design principles are guidelines for building software that is easier to understand and maintain while also being more flexible. These 8 resources explain what SOLID is, and what it isn't.
PHP 7+ has support for strict type checking. Using PHP Code Sniffer we can enforce the use of declare(strict_types=1); at the beginning of each file.