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Services don't need names

I love Nette Framework's dependency injection solution. I really do. This post is here to share this passion, explaining why I think it is the best DI solution in today's PHP ecosystem.

Don't bring your own HTTP client

If you are developing a library that needs to make HTTP requests, here's how not to make it difficult for your consumers.

Body parser middleware that has your back

If you've ever implemented an HTTP API in PHP, you probably know that there's one thing you have to do over and over and over: parse the request body and validate the resulting structure. Now that we have PSR-15, let's use a middleware for that!

Don't just float, swim with the floating point

They say you should understand floating-point precision by 35.0000000000014. This post is here to help you: it discusses how floats are (im)precise and why, demonstrates the problems you inevitably encounter when doing math with floats, and presents ways to prevent those problems by using more proper data types and structures.

The frameworkless application

There's a new buzzword on the PHP block: frameworkless. The activities of PHP communities last year made it possible to build robust applications, uniquely composed of little bits, without relying on a big framework. Let's find out how they work and if it's a good approach.

Keeping your dependencies up-to-date

As the business requirements grow, so does the list of dependencies. Managers ask for a new feature, you just composer-require this thing and that other thing, and wire it into the application. But how do you keep track of new features in the dependencies? Or bugfixes? Or, most importantly, security patches?!

What's new in Naja 1.1.0

In the course of the last few weeks, I have invested some time into Naja. You might recall my previous announcement in which I stated that there was still one big thing left to do. Well, now it is done!