6 pages tagged with "design"

This is a question that I have encountered with some frequency for a long time. So I thought I would put together my thoughts on the subject here.

This is a question that I have encountered with some frequency for a long time. So I thought I would put together my thoughts on the subject here. Short answer Never. Long answer Never ever. What if…? If you really want to test a private method, consider extracting that private method logic into a…

What is coupling, and why is it bad? What is decoupling, and how to do it efficiently? This book is a compilation of strategies to decouple your domain code from those infrastructure details, so you can enjoy a healthier system in the long run. This book will teach you how to create PHPStan rules …

Mocking is useful, but “what to mock” usually turns out to be a bit more complicated than expected if you don’t treat this carefully.

Mocking is useful, but “what to mock” usually turns out to be a bit more complicated than expected if you don’t treat this carefully. How to escape the mocking hell What is actually happening when we create a mock? Which types of mocks are there? Is mocking good or bad? Well, as always, everything …

Apply design principles to your classes, preparing them for reuse. You will use package design principles to create packages that are just right in terms of cohesion and coupling, and are user- and maintainer-friendly at the same time. The first part of this book walks you through the five SOLID p…

Objects are the central concept of languages like Java, Python, C#. Applying best practices for object design means that your code will be easy to read, write, and maintain.

This book captures dozens of techniques for creating pro-quality OO code that can stand the test of time.

Objects are the central concept of languages like Java, Python, C#. Applying best practices for object design means that your code will be easy to read, write, and maintain. This book captures dozens of techniques for creating pro-quality OO code that can stand the test of time. Examples are in an…

Why you should consider testing as part of your daily development habit and how it’s directly linked to the software quality.

Why you should consider testing as part of your daily development habit and how it’s directly linked to the software quality. This post intends not to explain the different testing techniques that we can use. I’m not going to tell you the differences between unit, integration, feature, or end-to-e…