Brent
Brent — Curator of Stitcher’s Community Feed, a community-driven, hand-curated content aggregator highlighting thoughtful, high-quality writing from across the web. The feed focuses on software engineering, open source, web development, infrastructure, and the human side of building technology. Readers can browse recent picks, follow via RSS, or contribute their own suggestions.
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Articles from this Blog
246 articles from this blog
2/10/2023
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I'm a light schemer
A developer advocates for using light color schemes in coding environments, citing readability, UI consistency, and eye health.
2/6/2023
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I'm a code folder
A developer explains their practice of 'code folding' to improve readability and focus by collapsing method bodies and using keyboard shortcuts.
1/29/2023
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Acronyms
A critical look at the use and potential pitfalls of acronyms in programming, using SOLID principles as a primary example.
1/27/2023
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My top-10 favourite functions in PHP
A developer shares their top 10 favorite built-in PHP functions, highlighting useful and surprising capabilities of the language.
1/24/2023
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Why curly brackets go on new lines
Explores the debate on placing curly brackets on new lines for better code readability, scanning, and consistency in programming.
1/20/2023
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Tabs are better
Argues that using tabs for code indentation is superior to spaces due to accessibility benefits for visually impaired and blind developers.
1/17/2023
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PHP in 2023
An overview of PHP's evolution in 2023, covering the PHP Foundation's impact and new features in PHP 8.2.
1/9/2023
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Upgrading to PHP 8.2
A video walkthrough detailing the process of upgrading the Aggregate project to PHP 8.2.
1/3/2023
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All I want for Christmas…
A developer's wish for PHP to adopt a compile-time step, inspired by JavaScript's evolution with tools like TypeScript and Babel.
12/8/2022
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What's new in PHP 8.2
Overview of new features, performance improvements, and deprecations in the PHP 8.2 release, including readonly classes and a new random extension.
11/19/2022
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You cannot find me on Mastodon
A developer explains why they prioritize a self-hosted newsletter over social platforms like Twitter and Mastodon for audience control.
11/8/2022
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PHP Annotated, the YouTube channel
The author announces their personal YouTube channel is now officially 'PHP Annotated' and part of their role as a JetBrains developer advocate.
11/1/2022
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Upgrade to PHP 8.2 with Homebrew on Mac
A technical guide for upgrading to PHP 8.2 on macOS using the Homebrew package manager, including version switching and extension management.
11/1/2022
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Deprecating spatie/data-transfer-object
The author announces the deprecation of the spatie/data-transfer-object PHP package, explaining its evolution and reasons for its end-of-life.
10/25/2022
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Readonly classes in PHP 8.2
Explains the new readonly class feature in PHP 8.2, detailing its syntax, rules, and practical use cases for data objects.
10/24/2022
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PHP 8.2 in 8 code blocks
A concise overview of PHP 8.2's new features, including readonly classes, new types, and the random extension, demonstrated with code examples.
9/9/2022
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Uses
A developer shares their complete audio, video, and software setup for creating technical content and recordings.
8/25/2022
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Asymmetric visions
Analyzes PHP's proposed 'asymmetric visibility' RFC for properties, comparing it to existing readonly features and discussing potential feature overlap.
8/17/2022
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What I would change about PHP
A developer's wishlist for PHP improvements, including generics, static analysis, a TypeScript-like superset, and syntax enhancements.