Let's talk about how to test code that you don't controlShow notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/219Support the show and get early access to tutorials courses and moreYouTube membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUmw/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/howtocodewell…

In today's I practice a new PHP talk that I am hoping to give to PHP user groups this year. The talk is called how to make your PHPUnit tests smarter. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/218 Support the show and get early access to tutorials courses and moreYouTube membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUm…

In today's show we discuss more Laravel tutorials and look at what is coming in Laravel 12 Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/217Support the show and get early access to tutorials courses and moreYouTube membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUmw/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/howtocodewell- Laravel…

In today's show we discuss more Laravel tutorials and dip our toes deeper into the world of OOP. Support the show and get early access to tutorials courses and moreYouTube membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUmw/joinPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/howtocodewell - Laravel tutorial - How to supply multiple parameters to L…

Today we are going to talk about Laravel collections, conferences and object orientation. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/215Support the show and get early access to tutorials courses and more YouTube membership https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUmw/join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howtocodewell- Larave…

In today's episode we talk about Symfony console input arguments, a Laravel bridge for Digital Ocean and we discuss Software architecture. Tutorials mentioned in the show How to alter requests in Laravel middleware ⁠https://howtocodewell.net/tutorial/how-to-alter-requests-in-laravel-middleware⁠ What is Laravel middleware: https://howtocodewell.net/…

In today's episode we talk about PHP 8.5, we look back at what has happened to Symfony in 2024 and we discuss choosing the right software architecture. Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/213 January course sale: https://howtocodewell.net/article/january-2025-course-sale Latest tutorial: What is Laravel middleware: https://howtoco…

Today we are going to talk about Symfony killer features and why I recommend any PHP developer to learn the Symfony framework. I give you 5 reasons why I prefer Symfony to other PHP frameworks. Watch the show: https://youtube.com/live/viLmDRCq5nQ Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/212 January course sale: ⁠https://howtocodewell.n…

Today we are going to do a year in review and also talk about some predictions for Web Development in 2025 Full write up: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/211 January Course Sale: https://howtocodewell.net/article/january-2025-course-sale

Today we talk about how new developers can get overwhelmed when learning how to code for the first time and strategies to learn code efficiently and effectively. Full write up at https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/210 January Sale now on. All courses are $5 https://howtocodewell.net/article/january-2025-course-sale…

HTTP responses is a fundamental component of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) but what are they? In today's show we are going to discuss what they are and why every developer needs to learn how to use them. Courses and tutorials mentioned PHP Control structures course https://howtocodewell.net/course/php-control-structures What is a DVCS http…

Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/208 Cloudways is offering HTCW viewers 40% the first 4 months of VPS hosting and 40 hassle free migrations. https://howtocodewell.net/cloudways Laravel tutorials: Getting started with continual integration and continual delivery using GitHub Actions https://howtocodewell.net/tutorial/getting-sta…

Join the member only chat and support the showhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjFs9wBGz4HlEJGUB6jzUmw/joinIn today's show we take a look at what is new in PHP 8.4 discuss the Symfony security advisories and talk about when is the best time to build an API.PHP 8.4PHP 8.4 will be released on November 21st 2024 https://wiki.php.net/todo/php84. Some i…

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Today I am going to teach you what a database is. You can watch the full episode at https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/episode/204 We're going to cover the following topics: - What is data - What is a database - What is a DBMS - What is SQL - What is NoSQL

We are continuing our mini series on getting into the Software Development industry and today I'm going to discuss how to use social media to your advantage. // Recommended products and servicesManning courses and books - https://www.manning.com/?utm_source=pfwd-1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=affiliate&a_aid=pfwd-1Web hosting with Cloudways - …

Show notes: https://howtocodewell.net/podcast/202 If you're wondering what you should wear to your next Software Developer interview or what questions you could ask then listen to this episode. We are going to talk about a candidates appearance and other things to do with Software Engineering interviews.…

There are certain things that Software Developers should and should not include on the CV's. Let's talk about how to write a stand out CV so that you can land your next Software Development role. // Recommended products and services Manning courses and books - https://www.manning.com/?utm_source=pfwd-1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=affiliate&a_…

In the 200th episode of the How To Code Well podcast we are going to talk about soft skill questions asked during Software Development. // Recommended products and servicesManning courses and books - https://www.manning.com/?utm_source=pfwd-1&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=affiliate&a_aid=pfwd-1Web hosting with Cloudways - https://www.cloudways.…

Let us talk about the weirdness that is currently happening in the Web Development job market and in particular focus on contracting.// Web Development tutorials and coursesLearn how to become a web developer and level up your programming skills in PHP, Python, JavaScript, Linux and more at https://howtocodewell.net JavaScript courseshttps://youtub…

Today we are going to talk about deploying a WordPress website using Docker. Word Press Docker Install https://github.com/pfwd/wordpress-install Programming tutorials: https://howtocodewell.net Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/howToCodeWell

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Today we discuss how to get WordPress off of PHP 7.4 and on to PHP 8.x with handy upgrade tips and tricks that can be applied to other PHP frameworks. Other tutorials and episodes mentioned. - 195 What's new in PHP 8.3 https://youtu.be/59JkLHx2Yq8 - 194 Ditch TypeScript https://youtu.be/0D7pfQZdak4 - How to use the PHP interactive shell https://you…

Today we are taking a look at what is new in PHP 8.3 PHP 8.3 will be released on November 23rd 2023 and has some interesting new features and breaking changes that every PHP develop should be aware of. Checkout the features, breaking changes and links to the RFCs at https://stitcher.io/blog/new-in-php-83 Learn web development https://howtocodewell.…

Let's talk about TypeScript and when not to use it. In some cases plain JavaScript is all you need. http://www.howtocodewell.net

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Today I'm talking about Microsofts Artificial Intelligence land grab, we've got more details on what happened with the FAA and I'm giving away a JetBrains license. To get the JetBrains license please send me a message on Twitter https://twitter.com/howtocodewell explaining your background in coding and what you are going to build with the JetBrains…

This should not of been allowed to happen. I have so many questions. This is not how software should be developed or deployed. Corrupt software took down the FAA system. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/software-blamed-faa-outage-three-decades-old-years-upgrade-official-sa-rcna65562 Join https://howtocodewell.net Send me a message https://howto…

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A high level roadmap for howtocodewell.net and a deep look into the web development trends of 2023. BitTo AI https://www.producthunt.com/posts/bito-ai Courses on howtocodewell.net Docker Machine https://howtocodewell.net/course/docker-machine Linux Bash for beginners https://howtocodewell.net/course/linux-bash-for-beginners PHP CLI basics https://h…

Howtocodewell.net is now live! Signup to enrol in courses PHP 8.2 is here. Check out some of the features https://laravel-news.com/php-8-2-0 Courses on howtocodewell.net Docker Machine https://howtocodewell.net/course/docker-machine Linux Bash for beginners https://howtocodewell.net/course/linux-bash-for-beginners PHP CLI basics https://howtocodewe…

Is React going anywhere? By Ruben Casas https://www.infoxicator.com/is-react-going-anywhere Why we’re leaving the cloud By David Heinemeier Hansson (DHH) https://world.hey.com/dhh/why-we-re-leaving-the-cloud-654b47e0 Facebook hired over 15,000 new staff from January to September https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/facebook-parent-meta-doubled-staff-in-…

Change log I’ve been traveling. Recently came back from holiday. The GL- Travel route has been very useful. I need to still some time to do a full review The PIA VPN has also been really good but I’;m not during all the features yet so would like more time to play with it. I’m speaking at the PHP London user group on Thursday the 24th. The talk is …

Change log I'm traveling in the coming weeks have bought myself - Travel router GL-AXT1800 - Private internet access VPN I will be talking about how I get on with these upon my return. The federated web is not all sunshine and rainbows What is the federated web okta.com/uk/blog/2019/05/what-is-federation-and-why-should-your-apps-support-it/ 9 dark …

Change log - Having a code freeze for a few weeks :) Twitter lay offs begin Follow up on the Twitter story. It is reported that Elon has laid of nearly half of the Twitter staff. https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/twitter-layoffs-elon-musk-fires-staff-how-many-rcna54799 EU bringing down the walled garden https://www.computerworld.com/ar…

Change log - Code Quiz is still getting some good pull requests. There are 30+ issues that need your help. If you're a JavaScript, Docker or PHP developer then checkout the GitHub issues labeled as 'Help needed' and 'Good first issues' https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz/issues - The How To Code Well platform is nearing completion. I think t…

Turbo pack Vercel have announced Turbopack which they claim will be a Rust based successor to web pack. https://vercel.com/blog/turbopack Vercel are claiming speeds of up to 10x faster than Vite and 700 time faster than Webpack. > “Turbopack only bundles the minimum assets required in development, so startup time is extremely fast. On an applicatio…

Changelog Code Quiz - We now have a Next JS website. This is also running a Docker image. No React components yet. - Docker compose files are now in the root directory Contributions welcome: https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz Ideas for the future Store Quizzes in Markdown files instead of PHP fixtures Simplified - We have a single source of…

Change log Code Quiz (https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz) OpenAPI generator is now working on the code quiz monorepo Lots of great contributions to that open source project. Thank you :) howtocodewell.net Pre-production is now fully working after a few issues with infrastructure config. I'm currently working on adding content to existing co…

Change log The first build of the http://howtocodewell.net pre-production Docker image is making its way through the GitLab pipelines towards the Kubernetes clusters The Code Quiz has paused for a week as I'm taking some time off. The Code Quiz API now includes the Open API generator which will be used to generate type script for the API client Lot…

Change log Code Quiz API https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz Thank you to MetinBaris and everyone else who has contributed to the Code Quiz project Added dotenv package Lots of bugs fixed GitHub Actions on API client EsLint added Unit tests added You're doing Agile spikes wrong Let's talk about Agile spikes. What are they, why do we need the…

Change log Code Quiz API https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz Added GitHub Actions to the JavaScript Api-Client Added API Platform package and configured the API endpoints Should beginners learn JavaScript, Python or PHP Learn the programming concepts first. It doesn’t really matter which programming language you start with as long as you STA…

Changelog The Code Quiz GitHub repository now has a basic mock API client that uses a JSON Server. This was installed on the Tuesdays Live stream Work has started on building a Vagrant box that houses MiniKube and the howtocodewell testing environments. Code Quiz GitHub Repository: https://github.com/howToCodeWell/code-quiz Building the Mock JSON A…

Change log The second Code quiz has a bunch of JavaScript questions. Join in on Twitter (https://twitter.com/howtocodewell) or Instagram (https://instagram.com/howtocodewell) The first of the code quiz answer video is out (https://youtu.be/Qmz0TvPLgpQ) Fixed the issue with the Kubernetes assets paths. This required a nginx snippet that creates a pr…

Will Web Development die in 10 years? Some people think that JavaScript, PHP, Python and other Web Development technologies will die in 10 or even 20 years time. Is HTML finished? Is it time to learn something else? In this episode I explain my thoughts and answer this question. Please let me know if you agree, disagree or if you have others https:…

Changelog Big news the staging deployment is completed for the new howtocodewell.net platform This contains Kubernetes Symfony PHP 8 Full time vs contractor web developer. 5 Reasons to be a contractor Lots of exposure to different ways of working No two clients or projects are the same Different tech stacks Different processes and approaches Lots o…

Change log I’ve created 4 JavaScript YouTube short tutorials that will be released over the coming weeks New talk coding with confidence using PHPCS. If you’re a PHP user group that wants a speaker then let me know Full time vs contractor web developer. 5 Reasons to be a permanently employed Defined Structure Benefits Training Trust and loyalty get…

Changelog I am giving a talk to PHP Minds tonight. The talk is called Code with confidence using PHPCS I’ve been working on the videoThumbnail component for the React website No updates on deployment yet News/Articles PHPCS compatibility checker By Daniel Opitz https://odan.github.io/2020/12/22/php8-compatibility-check.html PHP Security Audit https…