PHP Bits
Because our industry advances so quickly, it's far too easy for bits and pieces to fall through the cracks. Each episode in this series provides a standalone two-minute dose of PHP knowledge. Think of them as Red Bull for your brain: a rapid surge of education.
Series episodes
Visual Debt
3m 3sDiscover the hidden cost of visual debt in coding and learn why simplicity matters for your focus and energy in this insightful Laracasts video.
A Clean PHPUnit Workflow in PHPStorm
2m 58sBoost your testing speed with PHPStorm’s PHPUnit integration—run and re-run tests instantly to streamline your workflow in this Laracasts tutorial.
Array Destructuring
3m 27sUnlock PHP 7.1 array destructuring in minutes—boost your code clarity and efficiency with practical examples in this quick Laracasts tutorial.
Single-Use Traits
3m 15sExplore single-use traits in PHP—learn their benefits and drawbacks to clean up your code with smart, focused refactoring techniques!
Better Interfaces with Ternaries
4m 41sDiscover how ternary operators can simplify interfaces by setting smart defaults with easy overrides—cleaner code, better flexibility!
Invokable Classes
6m 6sDiscover how to use PHP’s __invoke method to create invokable classes—flexible alternatives to closures that boost your coding toolkit.
Seek Out Repeated Suffixes
3mLearn a quick refactoring tip: spot repeated method suffixes or prefixes to identify classes ready for extraction. Boost your code quality in minutes!
Reflect Into Functions
5m 19sExplore PHP’s ReflectionFunction to inspect closures and dynamically build parameters—unlock powerful insights behind Laravel’s service container in this lesson.
