Advanced PHP:

Every entrepreneur and business owner is familiar with the term ROI. However, when it comes to their business websites they have little or nothing to say when talking about ROI. The overwhelming amount of information in the digital world can trick even the sharpest mind. There seems to be one to many online marketing strategies…

I’ve been writing code since 1994, and have used many programming languages over the years to build commercial apps. Thought PHP was NOT my favorite language, years ago, I came to respect the pragmatic and effective nature of the PHP universe. From day one, with PHP, you just got things done fast. PHP sucks! PHP…

Hi! We are about to lock-down an app’s code base, before moving to a total rewrite from scratch. But before we move on, it is important that the current version be pretty much bug free, and fully functional. … Just in case the new version of the app doesn’t hit deadlines on time. At least…

Hi! Every now and then I blog about questions put to me by aspiring web developers and other tech professionals in training. Here you go: Web development is a moving target as technology changes. So what are the skills you need to start a web development business in 2017? It comes down to a few…

This is a collection of my career advice related videos that I put on Youtube. You may or may not like them. 🙂 … They are in a playlist for your convenience. Stef

If you have an old app that works, but it has some problem spots, it might make sense to use microservices to fix these issues. Sometimes rewriting core modules or classes in an old app, is just not feasible. In these cases, using a microservice to bypass the old code is the way to go….

A microservice is basically just a mini app that has these characteristics:

1. They do only one thing – they are mini apps.
2. They standalone – they are NOT part of a larger app.
3. They are language neutral. That means you can write a microservice in Python, and have a PHP Laravel app use it.

I could write a few more paragraphs about microservices or I could just post my recent video on them:

Hi, In defense of poor old PHP! The language everyone loves to hate … but so many still uses! Each language has its’ strengths and weaknesses. So the one you choose is largely a personal thing. That said, the stats don’t lie, most of the dynamic Web runs on PHP. If any Ruby, Java or…

Hi! I get asked a lot: which is the best PHP framework? Or, should I choose PHP framework A or should I should PHP framework B? The short answer: it depends! See below for the deeper answer. When considering a framework, besides checking out what the uber-nerds are talking about at the time, consider the…

Hi! For whatever reasons, I am in the mood to write … and I have a video too! So, what the heck is code refactoring? In a nutshell: It is the process of code refinement – taking messy code and reorganizing it into much more manageable (cleaner) chunks. Refactoring is such an important part of…