Published in Geek Culture·PinnedWhy TypeScript and PHP Are Good FriendsThe full guide — TypeScript and PHP are two modern programming languages that everybody wants to learn. Should you learn one or the other? The answer may sound surprising. In the next days I’ll be sharing a series of posts that show how similar PHP and TypeScript are — they’re probably more similar than…Typescript2 min read
Published in CodeX·PinnedReplacing Ternary Operators With the Elvis OperatorBecause Elvis is the king of rock and roll — In computer programming, if statements are among the most used control statements. They are found in virtually every programming language, and it’s not too uncommon to end up nesting them in one way or another. $elvis = true; $ballad = true; if ($elvis) { if ($ballad) {…Programming3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·PinnedAre Ancient Web Apps Better than Modern JavaScript?Let’s travel back to the 90s to figure it out — This post contains revealing content which some web developers may find disturbing. Please, don’t get angry because of a mere programming language. You’re more than that: A wonderful human being who deserves joy, happiness, and inspiration. While this is actually emotional intelligence advice, let me just give you an aha…Technology5 min read
Published in CodeX·PinnedPHP Became Strongly-TypedOver time with gradual updates — One of the reasons why PHP has become a much-loved programming language among the web development community is because of its ability to adapt to times and provide anything you need to create sound applications. Success stories that come to mind are WordPress, Wikipedia, Slack, Mailchimp, Tumblr and Baidu, just…Web Development3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·PinnedWhy PHP Cannot DieBecause PHP was in the right place at the right time — It is not too uncommon to find posts on the Internet about when PHP will die, or about whether or not PHP is still relevant in 2021. While there seems to be kind of mixed feelings on PHP among experts the funny thing is, there’s about 80 percent chance that…Technology5 min read
Published in Getting Into Chess·1 day ago5 Common Chess Openings With the Bishop PairThat might lead to an advantage — One of the things you definitely want to consider when evaluating chess positions is the so-called bishop pair. As its name implies, you’ve got the powerful bishop pair when you have the two bishops and your opponent doesn’t. The same thing goes the other way around: Your opponent has the…Chess3 min read
Published in Geek Culture·3 days agoHow to Delete a File After the Download Is FinishedIn one HTTP request — As a full-stack web developer, eventually you’ll need to write a REST API endpoint to generate a file to then be sent over the Internet. For example, think of a report generation with nice charts. Such a task may take a considerable amount of time to be completed from the…PHP4 min read
Published in CodeX·May 10The Astonishing Empty StringWait, what? — If you are like me and have been working for a while with dynamically typed programming languages like JavaScript, PHP or Python, chances are that you may end up at some point assigning a null value to a string variable. Why not? Probably, you’re thinking it’s just better to do so, or…Typescript4 min read
Published in Getting Into Chess·May 8Learn to Play Like a Chess MasterThis tool will guide you as you play — As a grown-up adult I’m not ashamed to say this. When I learned the very basic rules of chess at primary school I felt as if being a champion or even some sort of genius. Learning how to move the pieces was not too difficult after all. High-level chess players…Chess4 min read
Published in JavaScript in Plain English·May 3How to Write Better React Redux ComponentsThe two principles you should implement to write better code. — So you’ve been assigned a refactoring task and now you’re wondering how to start off in the best possible way. What are the steps to take to complete it? We’ve all been there. Probably there’s no magic recipe to becoming a good programmer. Today, I just tried to apply two…React4 min read
