Exakat PHP Index of coding Not using @ is the poster child of good practices. It’s also looked upon, as an impossible goal. Did you know that the @ operator is only merely used by 50% of PHP applications ? Same for parenthesis with include (and co) : don’t use them, like 50% of the […]
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May
May
Exakat 1.2.5 review Exakat 1.2.5 worked on stability. Behind the scenes, we upgraded support for constant static expressions, and command line line configuration. Exakat and its databases were upgraded to PHP 7.2.5. So, this week, here is the quick Exakat 1.2.5 review. PHP 7.2.5, 7.1.17 and 7.0.30 supported Exakat takes advantages of its intimate knowledge […]
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Apr
Apr
How many parameters is too many? Now, that is a classic question, that is often a minefield for anyone writing an increasing long list of argument in a method, or simply trying to set up auditing tools. Obviously, the answer is not immediate. Parameters may be needed, but on the other hands, currying functions allows […]
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Apr
Apr
< Exakat 1.2.3 review Exakat 1.2.3 is steadily bringing more analysis and reports to PHP coders. This week, we are excited to see the start of the new ‘Manual’ report, and three new analysis, that checks strtr() usage, reports property unsetting and list all complex expressions. So, “call me Exakat”: here is the Exakat 1.2.1 […]
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Apr
Apr
Exakat 1.2.1 review Exakat 1.2.1 brings several new analysis, and a boost of speed with improved concurrency. Analysis now suggest simplifying chr() calls, mistaking increment operator and reducing complexity of expressions. The Favorites report displays properties declarations style. So, without transition, here is the Exakat 1.2.1 review. Fastest Exakat version ever At the heart of […]
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Mar
Mar
Exakat 1.1.9 review Exakat 1.1.9 spins off the ‘Code Favorites’ reports, which tells you what is the actual personality of your coding habits : check it out, it’s always impressive. The engine also offers a new analysis, that counts parameters and suggest refactoring methods with more than 8 parameters. And the documentation received a lot […]
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Mar
Mar
Largest PHP applications When testing the exakat static analysis engine, I need to run it on real code. Open Source projects are a real blessing there, since they come in different shapes and stripes. Some projects dates back from PHP 3 and have evolved until now, some are PHP 7.2 only ; some are full OOP, […]
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Mar
Mar
Exakat 1.1.8 review After last week double edition’s review, we needed some quiet time. This week, we upgraded the ‘Randomly sorted arrays’, added two new extensions and closed two nasty bugs. So, here it is, your moment to read the Exakat 1.1.8 review. Support for IBM Db2 and Leveldb ext/ibm_db2 is an interface to IBM […]
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Feb
Feb
Exakat 1.1.5 review Exakat 1.1.5 has a few upgrade for the reports and several under the hood enhancements. Such updates are important, as they pave the way to more important future updates, though they are usually not visible. This week, we added a new security report based on OWASP, removed the old ‘Devoops’ report, upgraded […]
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Feb
Feb
Exakat 1.1.3 review I always marvel at the power of small upgrades: improve 1% every day, and you’ll be 30 times better at the end of the year. Add a new analysis every week, and you’ll soon face 400 checks on your code. Since last review, we added the ‘Global Local Variable’ and the ‘Useless […]
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Dec
Dec
PHP Advent calendar With PHP 7.2 out of the oven, literally yesterday, and the final month of the year starting, it is time for a PHP advent calendar. Every day until the 25th of December, we’ll reveal a new smelly treat. Yes, smelly treat, like a code smell. Common anti-patterns in PHP code leads to […]