I scream, you scream, we all scream for @ @, no scream operator, is a classic PHP operator, meant to suppress error displays locally. It is a staple of PHP code, in use in over 65% of PHP repositories : 2 repositories out of 3. Yet, it is widely recommended avoiding using it. Indeed, are […]
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Oct
Oct
Exakat 2.1.9 Review Exakat 2.1.9 comes loaded with no fewer than 11 new analysis : half of them are for PHP 8.0, and the other half is for code quality. There is now a dedicated report for migration to PHP, with backward incompatibility, and also suggestions. Let’s dive in the Exakat 2.1.9 Review. Migration to […]
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Sep
Sep
Removing Unused Variables Is Good My favorite code clean is removing unused variables. This is right : variables that are hosted in the code, yet doing nothing. In fact, they are often toxic and grow bug-prone. Any old enough code source has them, and they tend to grow by the number. Have you ever tried […]
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Sep
Sep
Exakat 2.1.8 Review Exakat 2.1.8 shines with the last warmth of summer. It is now time to start the resolute road to PHP 8.0 and its surprise incompatibility; or update PHP code stubs with the upcoming attributes. During the trip, we’ll stop observing the new SARIF format, the standard for static analysis tool in PHP […]
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Sep
Sep
Typehint Recommendations for All The process of adding strong typing to a PHP code base is a long process. A standard application will require on average 11 000 arguments and return type to add, and that is not counting the properties (everyone is on PHP 7.4, right?) The vast majority of typehints are already in […]
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Sep
Sep
Exakat in Github Action Github Actions is way to automate your software development workflow on github. You can execute actions on your repositories at Github, and resolve issues before merging new code. Exakat integrates smoothly in the Github ecosystem with a dedicated action and its configuration. Let’ install Exakat in Github Action! Getting started Exakat […]
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Sep
Sep
Exakat 2.1.7 Review Exakat 2.1.7 is out, with a treasure trove of new features : Exakat for Github Actions is available; PHP 8.0’s new attributes are supported; the typehint suggestion report includes functions, closures and arrow functions, and even more suggestions; new rules to prevent Global Namespace pollution and detect methods that should be defined […]
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Aug
Aug
Exakat 2.1.6 Review Exakat 2.1.6 keeps the pace with PHP 8.0 development, and tops the count of 400 analysis. While we are waiting for the finalization of the attributes syntax, the first PHP 8.0 analysis is out : it checks for typos in named arguments. And, for the current PHP version, the Type suggestion report […]
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Aug
Aug
Exakat 2.1.5 Review Exakat 2.1.5 is bringing a large chest of treasures : PHP 8.0 support, with named parameters, attributes, match and added a new inventory for too many chained object. The engine upgraded the storage of Typehint and Default values, which lead to several modernisation and coverage extensions, such as ‘typehint are for interface […]
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Jul
Jul
Method fossilisation Fossilisation happens when things get harder to update. It is a process, more than a final state. In particular, it happens to methods when the signature is shared across multiple classes. With interfaces and inheritance, changing some of the elements of a method’s signature means refactoring the code in several other locations. The […]