Introduction Writing High-Quality Code High-quality code is code that works well, works efficiently, is well documented, is easy to debug and maintain, and is also easy for others to work with. But because there are many different ways to code a…

Overview There'll be times when, as an aspiring PHP developer faced with a new project, you'll think that the mountain ahead of you seems almost impossible to climb. Finding the right psychological starting point can be tricky for the bes…

Introduction Object-oriented (OO) software development can be a confusing topic for developers who create primarily procedural code. But it doesn't need to be. In this chapter we explore some of the basic theory behind OO and cover the (sometim…