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The Art of Modern PHP 8
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The Art of Modern PHP 8

by Joseph Edmonds
October 2021
Intermediate to advanced
420 pages
7h
English
Packt Publishing

Overview

"The Art of Modern PHP 8" is your ultimate guide to mastering the newest features and best practices in PHP 8. Discover how to utilize the latest in server-side programming to write performant, maintainable, and enterprise-ready code. The book provides practical examples to help you modernize legacy PHP code and enhance your development skills effectively.

What this Book will help me do

  • Effectively leverage modern PHP 8 features, including typed properties, union types, and attributes.
  • Refactor legacy PHP codebases to adopt modern patterns and paradigms, boosting maintainability.
  • Develop reusable PHP packages using Composer and distribute them effectively.
  • Gain hands-on experience with implementing the MVC and Dependency Injection patterns in PHP projects.
  • Understand how to write clean, robust, and scalable PHP applications following professional best practices.

Author(s)

The author, None Edmonds, is a seasoned PHP developer with years of hands-on experience in creating scalable and robust server-side applications. With a passion for teaching and coding, None shares practical insights and tips to help developers of all levels improve their PHP skills. The methods and examples in this book are drawn from real-world projects and challenges.

Who is it for?

This book is tailored for PHP developers at any stage of their career-from those maintaining legacy systems to those eager to embrace modern PHP practices. If you're familiar with PHP basics and want to upgrade your expertise with PHP 8's new capabilities, this book will guide you through the process.

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Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9781800566156