Starting off as a developer, I know where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. If you’re a junior-to-mid-level developer… — Starting off as a developer, I know where you’ve been, where you are, and where you’re going. If you’re a junior-to-mid-level developer, you’ll read through this article and brush it off. …

What is a method? In PHP, it’s just a function inside of a class. That’s the easiest way to think about it. You initialize them the exact… — What is a method? In PHP, it’s just a function inside of a class. That’s the easiest way to think about it. You initialize them the exact same way that you would a function, including using the function keyword. PHP 7.x — P35: User Defined Functions I’m sure you were exposed to functions in math, but do you really understand what the term “function” means?blog.devgenius.io

Class constants are similar to regular constants with the exception that they live inside the class. Class constants cannot be changed… — Class constants are similar to regular constants with the exception that they live inside the class. Class constants cannot be changed, hence the name constant. They’re declared using the const keyword and are allocated in memory once per class and not each time that you instantiate the object; this is…

In the previous article, I wrote about how to deploy a Laravel Application to DigitalOcean. Now, we have to point the domain to the Droplet… — In the previous article, I wrote about how to deploy a Laravel Application to DigitalOcean. Now, we have to point the domain to the Droplet so that people don’t have to type in an IP address. Quick Way to Deploy a Laravel App to DigitalOcean Although you can deploy a Laravel application hundreds of different ways, I wanted to share a quick way to deploy a…blog.devgenius.io

Although you can deploy a Laravel application hundreds of different ways, I wanted to share a quick way to deploy a Laravel app in… — Although you can deploy a Laravel application hundreds of different ways, I wanted to share a quick way to deploy a Laravel app in DigitalOcean to get you started. Assumptions You have a Laravel application that you’re trying to deploy. You have a Digital Ocean account. If you don’t, it’s really…

Properties, also called Class Member Variables, Attributes, and Fields, are the characteristics of a class. Imagine them as variables… — Properties, also called Class Member Variables, Attributes, and Fields, are the characteristics of a class. Imagine them as variables placed inside of the class’ curly braces, but not inside of methods themselves. Properties can be directly initialized or they can be initialized when the object is instantiated through the constructor…

MVP. No, not Most Valuable Player. In tech-talk, it stands for Minimum Viable Product. It’s something that is such a simple concept, yet… — MVP. No, not Most Valuable Player. In tech-talk, it stands for Minimum Viable Product. It’s something that is such a simple concept, yet everywhere I turn, I run into a roadblock with developers trying to create the next Picaso instead of the simple coloring book.

Testing and sending emails are very important aspects of email deliverability. There are various standards and authentication such as SMTP… — Testing and sending emails are very important aspects of email deliverability. There are various standards and authentication such as SMTP and MIME, Base64 and DKIM that must be followed if you are using PHP based online-services to test and send emails. There has been a rise in the number of…

I’ve finally decided to use my dining room for something other than just a piece that we look at. I told my wife, “in 3 to 4 years, I want… — I’ve finally decided to use my dining room for something other than just a piece that we look at. I told my wife, “in 3 to 4 years, I want this dining room to be completely destroyed from usage.” …