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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Nov
Nov
Overall Typehint Usage PHP typehints were introduced in PHP 5. Ever since, they have grown in features and usage. Where are we at the moment ? We scanned the Open Source community repositories. 89% of all PHP code source use types hinting, at least a little. Typehint Coverage This number is very high, yet it […]
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May
May
Exakat 1.2.9 review Exakat 1.2.9 is out with a truck load of new analyzers. While we are preparing actively for IPC in Berlin and DPC in Amsterdam, we took time to add no less than 5 new analyzers : Flexible Heredoc Syntax for PHP 7.3, Use the blind var, Inexistent compact, Type hinted reference and […]
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Jul
Jul
Exakat 0.12.3 review Exakat 0.12.3 is out like a hot summer diner. For this week’s menu, we are served with support for the new PHP 7.2 syntax in grouped use, 2 analysis hunting down default values and typehint mismatches, and a recommendation to start using the Null Object Pattern. Exakat now also delivers data in […]