Articles about PHP, software architecture, algorithms and more.
A practical mental model for when to use hooks, skills, plugins, subagents, CLAUDE.md, SKILL.md and AGENTS.md in Claude Code. Decision guide, project structure and a downloadable cheat sheet.
EU-hosted DMARC provider for SMBs - simple setup, strict protection, clear reports. Align SPF/DKIM, stage to reject fast with confidence.
PHP finally gets serious about generics. Explore the RFC, patterns, and future in my new book Generics in PHP - now on Amazon.
The Symfony serializer tries to (de)serialize Doctrine's Metadata and crashes in some cases. Read here when and how to fix.
Learn about the upcoming pipe operator in PHP 8.5, its meaning, origins, and why it matters for modern PHP development.
Quines in PHP - and in other languages - are an interesting concept for coding challenges. Read here why they are dangerous for production.
The PHP 8.5 release is planned for November 2025. Read here the current development state, as of April 2025.
The core of PHP, one of the most widely deployed backend technologies, has undergone a security audit in 2025. Here are the results.
The JetBrains team published 'The State of PHP 2024' earlier in February. Read here why it is more a Laravel State instead of PHP.
PHP 8.4 property hooks in practice: best practices, pitfalls with serialization, traits, recursion, and asymmetric visibility - from real-world production use.
