Defining a PHP method is quite standard : a function only requires a name and arguments. The arguments are its signature, just like this : function x($arg1, $arg2, $arg3) {} Arguments may, among other things, have default value. When this is the case, the arguments has to be at the end of the signature. Thus, function goodSignature($arg1, […]
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May
May
Reviewing code is like checking your own copy before handing in an exam : last exam I took was driving test (incredible, I know), and I passed by 0 the 100 questions quiz. I do remember changing three or four answers while reviewing the answers, and even as I don’t know for sure about it, I […]
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May
May
When programming, I devote a part of my time to review the code. Of course, there is the necessary review when a bug arise, but I’m talking here about self-review. It feels always good to re-read fresh code, make sure I didn’t forget anything, may it be security, performance, recent PHP or framework recommendations. […]
Auditing code is actually a fancy word for reading the code. Sometimes, I even wonder if a programmer isn’t reading code more often than write. Good piece of code will be written once, and changed seldom afterwards. Bad piece of code will be reviewed, re-read for debugging, and sometimes forgotten : this is when we spend […]