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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

2 years

I am one damn lucky man. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Dear Jr, Developers, EVERY Sr. Developer you know and admire for what they know or can do has spent time this week staring blankly at code and screaming in their head "WHY DOESN'T THIS WORK?" It's not just you. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

10 years

Managers: If you call your people "resources", they get to call you “overhead”. Ingrain that in your memory.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Reasons you should interrupt a programmer w/headphones on: 1: Building is on fire 2: Last call for coffee 3: Pizza arrived Reasons you should not interrupt a programmer w/headphones on: 1: Every other reason

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

9 years

Time for my yearly reminder. Managers: If you call your people "resources", they get to call you “overhead”. Burn that in your memory.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

I no longer quantify problems in the length of time it took to solve them, or the lines of code. My new measurement is "Tabs". "This was a 30 tab problem. I had to go in deep." "I solved that one with only 1 tab. " :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Sitting at work bored and wondering what to do? DO me a favor. Please send : - @derickr (XDebug) - @s_bergmann (PHPUnit) - @seldaek and @naderman (Composer) a huge thank you. Outside of the Core, these 4 have affected how we write PHP more than anyone else. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Conference Participants: Q&A time is not "Stump the Chump" time. It is a chance for you to get clarification, not try and prove you know more than the speaker. Be nice, be polite, or find another talk. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Developer: We need to migrate to PHP 7.2. Client: Why? D: It's twice as fast as the PHP 5 version we are using now! C: The site is fast enough. D: Then we can reduce our infrastructure cost by almost 1/2. C: SOLD! SUPPORT PHP 7.2

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 months

@johnrich @BradPaisley Man, that sux. I really liked @BradPaisley . I remember how crushed I was when I found out @jimmybuffett raised money for Hillary. Dang near killed me. This isn’t that bad, but it still sux.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Dear future potential employers. My salary history is none of your business. The only reason you ask is to see if you are "paying to much". The only questions you need to ask are: - Can I do the job - Can you afford what I am asking. If YES to both, the rest doesn't matter.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

@ScottPresler @DNCWarRoom @elonmusk You, sir, are a master. This is just an epic response. Honestly, I've not enjoyed following someone this much since John MacAfee passed. Well done. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

"Turns out work-from-home employees work a true full-shift (or more) versus being late to the office or leaving early multiple times a week"

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

Do you develop with error_reporting(E_NONE)? PHP 8 is gonna be an eye opener for you. :) Set E_ALL NOW and fix those E_WARNINGS and E_NOTICES before it's too late.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Advice I gate to a Jr. Dev yesterday. "You will switch languages 3-4 times in your career, languages (and frameworks) are just tools. Don't invest yourself in tools, learn to think like a programmer."

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 years

Dear Developer Managers, After 36 years of writing software, one constant remains unchanged: RAM is still cheaper than additional developers. If you want to improve the productivity of your team, get them computers with a min of 64GB of RAM. Ur Welcome! :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Developers, Never turn down an opportunity to talk to someone about a new job. Even if you are happy where you are. You may find something better. At the very least, it can help you determine if you are under valued at your current position. Always take the call.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

Talent Stacking is a concept EVERY software developer needs to understand and implement. I've always been a writer. Early in life I discovered I had a passion and talent for writing. Once I started writing code, I discovered I could stack my ability to write articles on top of

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

I've said it before and I'll say it again, there are 3 things that make PHP special: 1: The language is easy to use 2: It has the best documentation of any language out there 3: The community is awesome.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

I basically lost a day of programming because I tried to be clever with some code. Kids, don't write clever code. Write readable, usable, debugable code.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Many companies that promote their best developers into management lose twice. First, they have just lost their best developer. Second, they probably just gained a poor manager.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

The #PHP core developers are some of the most brilliant minds in the programming world. Their dedication to the language is what makes it so great.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

To every PHP developer out there who has ever written a blog post sharing what you've learned or figured out...THANK YOU! :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 months

Well done @symfony . Well done.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Programming is solving problems by writing code. The ONLY skills required to be a programmer are the ability to understand the problem, & the ability to write the code that solves it. Anyone that tells you that you need any other skill to be a programmer is pushing an agenda.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

Don't let anyone tell you #PHP is dead! It's constantly evolving, with new features and improvements being added regularly. Developers who love PHP know that it's here to stay.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Two things need to be said: 1: The PHP community is the most loving and helpful tech community I've ever seen. They embody the spirit of "pay it forward". 2: I have some awesome friends who when called upon, step up to help. THANK YOU. You know who and you know why. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

9 years

Next time I see “PHP Ninja Wanted” I’m just gonna send them a bill. When they respond they’ve never seen me, I’ll simply say “Exactly.” :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 months

#PHP By Unanimous vote, the #PHP Core has voted for the following. (among other things) Extend release cycle to 4 years: - 2 years of bug fixes - 2 years of security fixes #w00t !

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

Lot of y'all are gonna have trouble upgrading to PHP 8. Better set errors to E_ALL *now* in dev and fix those NOTICES and WARNING.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

If you are a developer who has transitioned into management (whether or not you wanted to) What was the ONE THING that was the hardest for you to learn? (Please RT for reach)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Merry Christmas! Today I want to say a special thank you to the Framework architects who have given us the tools to build awesome with PHP. Thank you - @mwop (Zend Framework) - @fabpot (Symfony) - @PhpNut (Cake PHP) - @taylorotwell (Laravel)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

I am growing up. I am letting 8 domains expire this year.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

Software architecture is a separate and distinct skill from software development. Many times the best developer is not a good architect.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

As a PHP community cheerleader, the 2 saddest words I hear from PHP devs are "What's Composer?" :(

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Software development in a nutshell: PM:How long will this take? Me: Feels like 2 days PM: You said that LAST time. Me: How long did that take? PM: 6 days. Me: Ok, 6 days. ...3 days later... me: Done

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 months

#PHP

John Arundel

@bitfield

4 months

The software industry is rapidly converging on just three languages: Go, Rust, and JS. It would be smart to learn one of those really well, and have at least a working acquaintance with the other two.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

Uncle Cal's Golden Rule of Management: If you call your people resources, they get to call you overhead.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Reason number 4,631 I love PHP: I just wrote 50 lines of PHP in 20 minutes to accomplish a task I needed done. - No framework - No best practices - No one explaining that I did it wrong That's why I program to make computers do things I need done.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

“What’s the point of having ‘fuck you’ money if you don’t ever say fuck you?” Another gem in a long line of great articles by @TheFP

When Silicon Valley Stopped Trying to Save the World

Four years ago, Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong was treated as a heretic when he insisted on leaving politics out of work. Now he looks prophetic.

www.thefp.com

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

@marcorubio If you had supported us on Jan 6th and stopped the process long enough to think this through, WE WOULDN”T BE HERE. As a Floridian, I am ashamed you represent me.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

10 years

Rule #0 for Software Developers “You are not the first one to have this problem. Use someone else’s solution before writing your own."

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

I love #php because I can write 50 lines of procedural code as a proof of concept. If that works, I can flesh out the entire system, fully object oriented with a framework behind it. Same language.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

8 years

Still running #PHP < 7.0? So, you just LIKE running slow? Or is it that you like having twice as many servers as you need? UPGRAADE!

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Started putting a docbloc on a piece of code today and realized: - The name was descriptive - Inputs has type hints - Return value had type hints I removed the docbloc :) I love PHP. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Learn PHP. Let the other 20% of the web figure it out forthemselves. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

The basis for the best tech talks I have ever seen is "I learned something while building this and I wanna show you." NOT "As the expert, listen to me."

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Do you want to get the most out of a technical conference? Stop thinking you are ATTENDING a conference. Start thinking you are PARTICIPATING in a conference. Change your perspective, change your experience.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

I love twig. I don't use it a lot since most of my work is cli, but when I DO use it, it's easy, intuitive, and it just works. Thank you @fabpot and the @symfony community. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Oh. For my birthday I got myself a drone. So expect a LOT of gratuitous “dronies” :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

9 years

Distributed Teams gave us: - Linux - WordPress - Joomla - Drupal - PHP - Firefox Co-located Teams gave us: - Windows

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

If you call your people resources, they get to call you overhead.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Once more for those of you in the cheap seats. Uncle Cal's First Law of Management: If you call your developers "resources", they get to call you "overhead".

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

As a leader, your job is to protect your team. Your team knows what needs to be done and they probably know how to do it better than you. Give them cover so they can get their job done.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Software programming in a nutshell: My first task every morning is to close the 10-20 browser tabs I opened yesterday to solve yesterday's problem.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

Strictly Typed Arrays in PHP 8? (HINT: YES!) #PHP

GitHub - paragonie/typed-arrays: Userland typed array implementation

Userland typed array implementation. Contribute to paragonie/typed-arrays development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 months

@SenMarcoRubio @Kateva With respect, Senator, giving the Government more power to regulate the Internet is even worse for America.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

#PHP is more than just a language; it's a community of passionate developers who constantly push the boundaries of what's possible. Get involved and see how far you can go!

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

GOOD MORNING! "Code is like humor. When you have to explain it, it’s bad." -- Corey House

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

9 years

Real world PHP 7.0 benchmarks http://t.co/9yuvCgk7h8 "PHP 7.0 is 95.76% faster than 5.6.” o.0

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Non-dev friends, When considering a host for your PHP based site, ask prospective hosts what ver of PHP they install by default. 7.0 is the wrong answer. 5.x is wronger.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

8 years

“ Any fool can write code that a computer can understand. Good programmers write code that humans can understand. ” - Martin Fowler

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

If you have never been a developer, you have no business managing developers. -- Cal Evans

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

If you use FOSS and do not pay. You have absolutely no right to support. Read the license, it outlines exactly what rights you have and NONE of them grant you right to someone else's time. 1) Fix/Understand it yourself 2) Pay someone Those are your options.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 months

you know, the $202,035 number excites me because I know it will help. but honestly, the 1.2k number makes my heart leap with pride. The #PHP Community - the World Wide Herd - is THE BEST! Again, thank you for stepping up for @weaverryan

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

Thank you to the #PHP core developers for continuously improving the language, adding new features, and making PHP more powerful than ever.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Software Development in a nutshell: WHY DOESN'T THIS WORK?!? Oh...I'm an idiot.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

PHP is more than just a programming language. It's a community of developers creating amazing web experiences. From simple scripts to complex applications, #PHP empowers anyone to build. Join the PHP community and unleash your creativity today!

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

It is done. I am a @PADI certified dive instructor.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

This is a GREAT overview of PHP8.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

8 years

Friends in the #PHP community, re-think that Node joke. People throw stones at us every time we stumble. Let's be better than that.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

Having used #PHP since early PHP 4, I can say that compared to the alternatives for build websites, #PHP has never sucked. There are those who will tell you it has/does. They just want you to validate their particular choice instead of letting you use whatever works for you.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

"The S in IoT stands for security." -- @assertchris

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 years

Self-taught does not mean I did it all by myself without help from anyone else. it means I chose my own path and my own timeline. We all stand on the shoulders of giants, we are all the stepping stones of the next generation.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

Hire good people, treat them w/respect, give them the tools they need, then let them do their job. That's the secret to an awesome dev team.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Once again for those in the cheap seats: In a conference session, Q&A time is NOT YOUR TIME TO SHINE! If you disagree with the speaker, BUY THEM A BEER LATER AND DISCUSS IT! OR Submit your own dang talk and present your ideas.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 months

@ScottPresler @Kimberly_Ham5 @EarlyVoteAction Once again sir, I applaud you. You are a master at monetizing their hate. It's so much fun to watch. I thank God daily that you are on OUR side. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

@nikolaposa @pmjones Multi-threading in the engine

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

So @Facebook : - ‘accidentally’ required some users to give up their email passwords - ‘unintentionally’ wrote code to mine all the contacts from those users - ‘mistakenly’ ran said code o.0

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

#PHP may not be perfect, but it's a reliable and powerful tool for building all kinds of web applications. Give it a try and see what you can create.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Once, I gave a talk to 1,500 people. Sometimes I give a talk to 500+ people Most of the time I give talks to 200-250 people. I gave a talk once to 8 people. It's not about how many people are in the audience. It's about delivering value to those that showed up. #publicSpeaking

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

A developer can never have: - A computer too fast - A monitor too big - A chair too comfortable

Matt Lantz 🛠

@Mattylantz

4 years

You would think this is obvious but: business owners, never cheap out on hardware for your developers, I understand trying to save money but this is not a smart place to do so.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

4 years

Jr Developer: This is taking me too long to code, I must suck as a Developer. Mid-Developer: That didn't take long as I thought it would, I must be an awesome Developer. Senior Developer: I bet somebody else has already written this...

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

In my book, XDebug, PHPUnit, and Composer are the 3 tools that have changed how we code PHP. Thank you @derickr , @s_bergmann , and @seldaek & @naderman :)

Larry Garfield

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7 years

Let's be honest: #ComposerPHP was the single largest contributor to the #PHP renaissance and modern PHP ecosystem. @seldaek and @naderman are heroes of our community. (And everyone else that's worked on Composer.) Thank you! #SymfonyCon

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

PRO PHP Tip: If you have to resort to a die() in your code for debugging, put the name of the class and method in the die() so you remember where it is 2 hrs later when you finally solve the problem. :)

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

5 years

Attention PHP based project owners. This is how complete your docs and tutorials should be. - Simple tutorial that does not assume you know anything. - Complete docs for when you have questions after the tutorial. Well done @matthieunapoli !

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

9 years

“Your Code Sucks, Let’s Fix It” http://t.co/DRqTnUGpGR by @rdohms EVERY PHP developer should watch this.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

7 years

1: Create directory 2: git init 3: composer require symfony/console The start of every project I've worked on in the past year. :)

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@CalEvans

6 years

Software development in a nutshell:

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@CalEvans

3 years

Developers, you are where you are because you are standing on the shoulders of giants. It's your job to reach down and give the next generation a hand up. #payItForward

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

@alexandretaz I was screaming today at code I wrote yesterday. :)

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@CalEvans

9 years

The countdown has begun! 7 Days until PHP 7.0.0 Are you ready? #LetsDoThis

PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor

PHP is a popular general-purpose scripting language that powers everything from your blog to the most popular websites in the world.

www.php.net

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

Me: So basically, we are left with "Our managers aren't comfortable managing remote developers." I've said it before and I'll say it again, if your managers aren't comfortable managing remote developers, hire better managers."

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 years

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

6 years

If you are a #PHP developer then you need to have this site bookmarked.

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@CalEvans

2 years

While there are a lot of big projects built on #PHP , I personally think that the biggest thing #PHP did for us is allow anyone who wanted to to go around gatekeepers and write their own code.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

3 years

Never underestimate the value of a strong community like PHP has.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

1 year

The #PHP community is not just a group of developers, it's a family. We support each other, learn from each other, and grow together.

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@CalEvans

1 year

The #PHP core developers are the backbone of the language. Their hard work and dedication make everything else possible.

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@CalEvans

6 years

OH: "I don't use composer because I only trust code I write myself." /me looks as composer installs 50+ packages in this project. I wouldn't HAVE a project if I had to write everything myself.

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Uncle Cal

@CalEvans

8 years

Remember, you don't have a RIGHT to use Open Source, you have PERMISSION. Treat it as the privilege that it is.

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