Eric, John, and Oscar talk about the features and columns from the March 2021 issue, Lambda PHP

Topics Covered

• Working the Serverless computing and PHP, and the costs potentially involved.
• Practical applications of functional programming and misconceptions around it versus object-oriented programming (OOP).
• John and Eric’s attempts at the puzzle for the month about generating hashtags.
• Using Laravel Sail to manage Docker containers for development and production usage.
• Salts, Peppers, Hashes, and Passwords
• Preparing for when your job, industry, or world suddenly shift.
• Chatting with @mwop about Laminas, Zend Framework, and its future.
• APIs and the history of using them in web applications. Touching on REST, XML, JSON, and GraphQL.
• When to use shared hosting for budget-conscious clients.