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- Middleware and API GatewaysAfter spending quite a few years working with services, and, more recently, API gateways, I’ve become …
- What is an API Developer?For the last two years I’ve been working in the role of an API developer at Shutterstock. This was, …
- Swagger InheritanceSwagger spec is an awesome tool for describing APIs in a standardized way, allowing programs to understand and …
- Using Mocks with PHPUnitCreating test doubles, or mocks, is a feature of PHPUnit that I recently discovered and am quickly falling in …
- Empathetic Web DesignRecently at work (and outside of work) I’ve been re-entering the frontend world of javascript and …
- Validating Email AddressesValidating email addresses is one of those annoying little tasks that long-time PHP developers will need to …
- Building an API ClientOver the last few years I’ve found myself writing and implementing a number of client libraries for …
- Midwest PHP: 2014It’s been a long year since the initial Midwest PHP conference kicked off in the Twin Cities. During …
- Fuzzy DistanceAround this time last year I was playing around with fuzzy dates - that is, formatting a machine date (like …
- Keeping Things Simple with SculpinEarlier this week I had the pleasure of learning about Sculpin, a sweet PHP tool, from Ben Benesh at the local …