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The Proxy Pattern is a powerful architectural tool that can breathe new life into aging PHP codebases

As PHP applications scale, they often become harder to maintain, test, and extend. Over time, core logic can become tangled...

Postman: Pros, Cons, and Alternatives for API Testing and Development

Postman has become a household name among developers and QA engineers working with APIs. From testing endpoints to automating workflows,...

Your Code Works, But You Don’t Know Why: The Frontend Learning Trap

Breaking into frontend development is exciting—you get to build the visible part of the web, the stuff people actually interact...

PHP 8.5 Is Coming

Release Date: November 20, 2025Highlights: Better readability, modern syntax, and fewer debugging headaches. PHP 8.5 doesn’t reinvent the wheel —...

Why We Ditched OFFSET Pagination?

Let me share a quick story from our backend team. We were building a pretty straightforward API to fetch a...

Modern PHP applications demand more than just basic constructor injection

Dependency Injection (DI) has become a foundational pattern in modern PHP development. Whether you’re building a simple API or a...

Common API Mistakes Developers Hate — And How to Avoid Them Like a Pro

Whether you’re building public APIs or internal endpoints for your team, one thing is certain: a badly designed API can...

Use These Free Alternatives Instead

In today’s fast-paced digital world, many paid software and services offer powerful features—but often at a significant cost. Luckily, there...

Which PHP Framework Should You Choose?

The PHP landscape continues to evolve, and in 2025, Laravel and Symfony remain the go-to frameworks for serious PHP development....