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Learnings

Colection of Readings, Podcasts etc


Just wanted to stash here many of the books read, podcasts listened to, sites visited that have helped to bring about a better sense of code design, team work and overall day to day goals.

Also check out my podcast  DevelopersHangout.io

Books

clean code

The Clean Coder

The Clean Coder by Robert Martin book is a look at being a "Professional" coder and all that comes with it. It is a great look at not only how one should be in the role of a Programmer but what to expect of each other as a team.

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Domain Driven Design

Domain Driven Design A great look at being a programmer that not only makes code but more importantly bridges the gap between the vision of the business with the goals of the code.

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Clean Code

It is not about PHP directly but it all applies to good Oo PHP design patterns and thinking. There are so many classics he quotes that could be added here as well.

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Build APIs You Won't Hate

There are a number of great books on this as well. Right now a short and simple look at how to make an API, I think, is Build APIs You Won't Hate by Phil Sturgeon. Great code example too on Behat and API testing

Podcasts Episodes

Presentations

Websites

Quotes

"I get paid for code that works, not for tests, so my philosophy is to test as little as possible to reach a given level of confidence"

- Kent Beck

"When you build an web application, you shouldn’t be building a “Laravel Application”. You should think about it as building your application, Laravel just happens to be one implementation of it."

-http://culttt.com/2014/01/27/creating-entities-laravel-4/

"it is not that I am so smart it is that I stay with problems longer"

-Einstein

Carefully crafted, your controllers will become reusable with multiple frameworks. By keeping careful control of your dependencies, your controllers could easily become compatible with Silex, Symfony (full stack) and Drupal, to name just a few.

--http://silex.sensiolabs.org/doc/providers/service_controller.html

"We make the mistake that so many programmers have made before us. We bind ourselves to the framework."

-http://blog.8thlight.com/uncle-bob/2014/05/11/FrameworkBound.html

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character give him power."

-Abraham Lincoln

Shane Warden, tweeted something about the waterfall design process that said, “Essentially waterfall amounts to an agreement between all parties not to learn anything at all for the entire duration of the project.”

-Shane Warden