Posts marked with “Development”
Claude Code for PHP Developers
If you’ve been hearing about Claude Code but assumed it’s mostly for the JavaScript and Python crowd, it’s time to take another look. Claude Code is a command-line AI coding tool that works directly in your terminal, and it’s remarkably effective for PHP development. Whether you’re building with Laravel, Symfony, or vanilla PHP, there are […]
Neovim PHP Development Setup
If you’ve ever watched a colleague fly through code in NeoVim and thought “that looks fast but I’d never figure out the config,” the barrier to entry has dropped significantly. LazyVim — a NeoVim distribution that ships with sensible defaults and a plugin manager — gives you a fully functional IDE experience within minutes, with […]
The Workshop: Intro to Craft CMS
Last month we covered Nitro, a local development environment that came out of the Craft CMS community. This month we’re going to dive into Craft CMS and demonstrate getting started with a basic project. by Joe Ferguson
The Number One Developer Productivity Tool
I talk with managers all the time from large companies to small 3-5 person shops. Regardless of the size of the team, all managers want one thing. They want to know how to make their developers more productive. In my many years off working in IT as both a developer and a manager, I have come to the realization that there is one tool you can give a developer, regardless of the language they work in, that will make them more productive. Warning managers, you won’t like the answer.
Professional Programming: DTAP – Part 1: What is DTAP?
Development, Testing, Acceptance, and Production, (DTAP) these are the for development areas your code should move through. How many of them does your team actually deploy?


