Tomas Vortuba has a new post to his site sharing some of his experiences with static function analysis (and fixing) and the trap he got himself into when evaluating the current state of his code. This is a continuation of his series covering the use of the SymfonyCodingStandard package. PHP story with code examples, copy-cat killers, just a little bit of static, consistency, sniffs and way to prevent all that ever happening ever again. In his post he uses an example "fixer" for testing DocBlock comments to see if they provide much useful information over what the PHP itself provides. He dives "under the surface" and looks at the steps it takes to accomplish this. He then gets to the "trap" part, showing the code behind the fixer and how depending on 3rd party packages and their parsing lead to code mistakenly being "fixed". He finishes up the post with a look at a few solutions that could help make these "traps" easier to fix including dependency injection and preventing the issue specifically with static functions.

Latest PECL Releases:mysql_xdevapi 8.0.21 WL#13014 DevAPI: Add schema validation to create collection orabug #30134490: apply helpers from util/object.h orabug #31084747: single doc tests failing in php-7.4 changes in config.m4|w32 to improve resolving 3rdParty libs ast 1.0.7 - Add the experimental AST version 80 - In AST version 80, support returning `mixed` types as an `AST_TYPE` with type `TYPE_MIXED` instead of an `AST_NAME`. - In AST version 80, support PHP 8.0 attributes for declarations. - Support PHP 8.0's Match expressions. - Support PHP 8.0 constructor property promotion, and allow indicating visibility on AST nodes. Note that `MODIFIER_PUBLIC` and `astAST_PARAM` modifiers had overlap in php 7.4, so the `MODIFIER_*` modifiers are only included in the provided metadata for php 8.0+ datadog_trace 0.47.0 **Deprecation notice**: - Setting service name via `DD_SERVICE_NAME` is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use `DD_SERVICE` instead for consistency with other Datadog tracers and services. - Setting global tags via `DD_TRACE_GLOBAL_TAGS` is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Use `DD_TAGS` instead (with the same format) for consistency with other Datadog tracers and services. - `DD_TRACE_RESOURCE_URI_MAPPING` is deprecated now that it has been split into `DD_TRACE_RESOURCE_URI_MAPPING_INCOMING` and `DD_TRACE_RESOURCE_URI_MAPPING_OUTGOING`. - The functions `dd_trace` and `dd_trace_forward_call` are deprecated and will be made a no-op in the next release. See #924 for how to migrate. Added Apply new uri to resource normalization rules #928 Add DDTrace namespace for internal functions #930 Startup logging (can be disabled by setting DD_TRACE_STARTUP_LOGS=0) #935 Changed Sandboxed cURL (PHP 5) #911, #938 Sandbox Lumen (PHP 5) #945 Sandboxed Symfony (PHP 5) #946 Add support for service name configuration via DD_SERVICE #919 Add support for DD_TAGS, fallback to DD_TRACE_GLOBAL_TAGS #920 Add support for DD_VERSION and DD_ENV variables #803 - thanks @brettlangdon Enable OpenTracing test suite in CI #921 Defaults for name and resource on SpanData #923 Refactor dispatch.{c,h} #932 Extract ddtrace_sandbox_begin/ddtrace_sandbox_end helpers #940 Warn on dd_trace usage if DD_TRACE_WARN_LEGACY_DD_TRACE #941 Fixed Only build on 64-bit platforms #929 (thanks for the report @remicollet) (PHP 5.4) Make compilation to single file compatible with include __DIR__ . '...' in files #943 mongodb 1.7.5 ** Bug * [PHPC-1639] - Manager::executeCommand() should not inherit read preference redis 5.3.1 phpredis 5.3.1 This is a small bugfix release that fixes a couple of issues in 5.3.0. You should upgrade if you're using persistent_id in session.save_path or of if you're having trouble building 5.3.0 because the php_hash_bin2hex symbol is missing. You can find a detailed list of changes in Changelog.md and package.xml Sponsors ~ Audiomack - https://audiomack.com ~ BlueHost - https://bluehost.com ~ Redis Cache Pro for WordPress - https://wprediscache.com ~ Avtandil Kikabidze - https://github.com/akalongman Properly clean up on session start failure [066cff6a] (Michael Grunder) Treat NULL as a failure for redis_extract_auth_info [49428a2f, 14ac969d] (Michael Grunder) Don't dereference a NULL zend_string or efree one [ff2e160f, 7fed06f2] (Michael Grunder) Fix config.m4 messages and test for and include php_hash.h [83a1b7c5, 3c56289c, 08f202e7] (Remi Collet) Add openSUSE installation instructions [13a168f4] (Pavlo Yatsukhnenko) Remove EOL Fedora installation instructions [b4779e6a] (Remi Collet)

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Hey! I don't have a lot of links for you this week, but I feel that the ones that I selected are particularly useful to read. I learned about how to break Google captchas, the Referrer header, color psychology, and read an amazing new article by Maciej Cegłowski whose articles and talks I value a lot. Enjoy your weekend! The post Web Development Reading List #143: The Referrer Header, Third-Party Scripts, And Color Psychology appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

The PHP development team announces the immediate availability of PHP 7.1.31. This is a security release.All PHP 7.1 users are encouraged to upgrade to this version.For source downloads of PHP 7.1.31 please visit our downloads page, Windows source and binaries can be found on windows.php.net/download...

When choosing a programming language for the backend development, your choice determines how the product will operate, scale, and fulfill user demands. One of the most common is the dilemma of Node.js vs. Python. The two options are hugely popular and have their pros and cons. We work with both and are here to compare their advantages and disadvantages and help you to decide which one is better for your project.

If anything's clear in 2017, it's that lying is back in fashion (if it ever left us at all). From the heated fake news debate to the false data provided by Facebook, lying is all the rage these days. A white lie here and there is no big deal. We're all guilty of it. The problem arises when lies turn into full-grown myths, then become accepted as truths. In an era of digital chaos, we understandably gravitate to our trusted sources of information. For us designers, this usually means guidelines as defined by juggernauts such as Google and Apple.The post Mobile Interface Myths You Should Throw Out The Window appeared first on Smashing Magazine.

Digital marketing is becoming more and more popular in today’s increasingly digitized society. Visits to websites and purchases from online stores are increasing and companies... The post The Path To Growth With Digital Marketing appeared first on Web Development & Technology Resources.

For websites that still have a significant number of users with older browsers, we show you how to utilize the Modernizr feature detection library. The post How Modernizr Can Help You Implement CSS Fallbacks appeared first on Speckyboy Design Magazine.

Web designers and web developers should always work hand in hand on a project. This sounds like pure logic, and you could think that this is the way it usually goes. Sadly, this is too often not the case. The designer creates the layout, works on new buttons or an elegant typography. The web developer, however, works on the execution of the designs using code. But here is the rub, as this division of labour can cause problems from which the final design will suffer. When the sections design and development work together from the start, a product with clean code and great aesthetics will be the result. It can also be assumed that only a fraction of the time needs to be invested as almost no rework will be necessary. Web Designers and Web Developers Designers usually use programs such as Photoshop to sketch a web design. Web developers, however, have the task to convert this design using HTML, CSS, jQuery, PHP, and other programming languages. In a design agency, both of them could work in the same room, but they could also work from different countries. Usually, neither of the two can create a complete website on their […]* You might also be interested in the following articlesPantheon: The Next Dimension of WordPress and Drupal Hosting and…Be Theme: An Efficient Approach to Your Web Design ProjectsGoogle Web Fundamentals: Free Handbook for Multi-Device Web Design in…Cartoon: If Web Designers Were Butchers… [008]Cartoon: If Web Designers Were Sculptors… [006]Design Vs Cancer: May This Great Project Grow King-Size