On the php[architect] site they've posted a full article from their July 2018 issue sharing information about a new kind of data store in MySQL. Do you work on projects where you begin coding before knowing what your data looks like? Or are you part of the vast majority of developers who have had little or no training in database theory, relational calculus, Structured Query Language, or sets? Could you be working on a project without a database administrator to set up relational tables, indexes, and schemas? Or are you tired of embedding ugly lines of SQL in your pristine PHP code? There is new hope for you. In the article Dave Stokes (of MySQL/Oracle) covers the new native JSON data type that was added in MySQL 5.7 but enhanced in MySQL 8 as a document store. He shows how to use this new functionality from the command line, what a "document" is and how to install and use the X DevAPI PECL extension to make use of it from your PHP code.

Whether you are just starting out on the front end, or you've been doing it for a long time, building a tool that can generate some cool front-end magic can help you learn something new, develop your skills and maybe … The post Building a Cool Front End Thing Generator appeared first on CSS-Tricks. You can support CSS-Tricks by being an MVP Supporter.

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This is one more tutorial on Laravel 5.8 framework and in this post you can find how to join multiple table in Laravel 5.8 framework. Here we will take example of fetch data from two or more table by using inner join in Laravel 5.8 and display on web page. If you are looking for learn how to make in...

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JetBrains Academy launched its new Kotlin Basics program as a free introduction for people getting into software development to get started on the most popular language for building Android apps. In this track, students will get familiarized with the language syntax, concepts, and libraries, as well as with the basics of object-oriented programming. Students will … continue reading The post JetBrains Academy launches Kotlin Basics appeared first on SD Times.

Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:Laravel News: Laracon Online 2019 Announcement Matt Glaman: Writing better Drupal code with static analysis using PHPStan Tomas Votruba: 9 Steps to Migrate From Jekyll to Statie Laravel News: Tips to Speed up Your Phpunit Tests Stitcher.io: New in PHP 7.4 Pineco.de: Notify Locked Out Users in Laravel php[architect]: It's About Time Nikola Posa: Better naming convention Tomas Votruba: How to Complete Type Declarations without Docblocks with Rector TutsPlus.com: How to Use AJAX in PHP and jQuery

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In today’s Adobe Illustrator tutorial we’re going to create a striped text effect with a retro 70s vibe. We’ll create the effect by layering up a series of strokes and fills with Illustrator’s Appearance panel, which preserves the live text so you don’t lose the ability to edit the wording. Once the artwork is complete, […] The post Video Tutorial: Retro Striped Text Effect in Adobe Illustrator appeared first on Spoon Graphics.