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Consistency, readability, and the rules that make teams sane
Coding style is not about aesthetics — it is about communication. Consistent formatting, naming conventions, linting rules, and documentation standards reduce cognitive load and make code reviews faster and less painful. This category covers the conventions and tooling that help teams write code that reads as if one thoughtful person wrote it all.
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EditorConfig for PHP Projects
A .editorconfig file enforces consistent indentation, line endings, and charset across all editors without relying on individual developer setup.
2mo ago
style beginner
Fluent Naming for Boolean Methods
Prefix boolean-returning methods with is, has, can, should, or was so conditionals read as natural English sentences.
2mo ago
style beginner
Guard Clause Pattern PHP 5.0+
Return early from a function when a precondition fails, eliminating deeply nested if-else structures.
2mo ago
style beginner
Magic Strings
Raw string literals used directly in code as identifiers or flags — prone to typos, hard to refactor, and lacking IDE support.
2mo ago
style beginner
Method Length Guidelines
Short methods (ideally under 10–20 lines) are easier to understand, test, and name — length is a proxy for complexity.
2mo ago
style beginner
Mixed Indentation
A file using both tabs and spaces for indentation — causes misalignment across editors and tools.
2mo ago
style beginner
Naming Conventions PHP 5.0+
Consistent naming rules for classes, methods, variables, and constants that make code self-documenting and predictable.
2mo ago
style beginner
PHP-CS-Fixer vs PHP_CodeSniffer PHP 7.1+
Two PHP code style tools: PHP_CodeSniffer detects and optionally fixes violations, PHP-CS-Fixer auto-fixes code to match a configured style — both enforce consistent formatting across a codebase.
2mo ago
style beginner
PHPCS + PHPStan in CI (Workflow Guide) PHP 5.0+
Running PHP_CodeSniffer for style and PHPStan for type/logic errors as separate CI steps — each catching a distinct class of problem.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PHPDoc / Docblock PHP 5.0+
Structured comment blocks that document functions, classes, and properties — read by IDEs, static analysis tools, and documentation generators.
2mo ago
style beginner
PHPStan Levels 0–9 Explained PHP 7.1+
PHPStan's 10 strictness levels — from basic undefined variable checks (0) to full generic type inference and strict mixed handling (9).
2mo ago
style intermediate
Psalm Type Annotations PHP 7.1+
Psalm's docblock annotations — @param, @return, @template, @psalm-type — extend PHP's native type system to express generics, aliases, and complex types.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PSR-11: Container Interface PHP 5.3+
A standard ContainerInterface with get() and has() enabling framework-agnostic service resolution from any PSR-11-compliant DI container.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PSR-12 Coding Standard PHP 7.1+
The PHP-FIG extended coding style guide that supersedes PSR-2, covering namespaces, imports, classes, and control structures.
2mo ago
style beginner
PSR-14: Event Dispatcher PHP 7.2+
Standard EventDispatcherInterface and ListenerProviderInterface for framework-agnostic event dispatch and handler registration.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PSR-15: HTTP Handlers & Middleware PHP 7.0+
Defines RequestHandlerInterface and MiddlewareInterface for composable, framework-agnostic HTTP middleware pipelines.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PSR-17: HTTP Factories PHP 7.1+
Standard factory interfaces for creating PSR-7 HTTP objects — decoupling library code from any specific PSR-7 implementation.
2mo ago
style intermediate
PSR-1: Basic Coding Standard PHP 5.3+
The foundational PHP-FIG standard defining file encoding, PHP tags, namespace/class naming, and the single-responsibility rule for files.
2mo ago
style beginner
PSR-3: Logger Interface PHP 5.3+
A common LoggerInterface with eight RFC 5424 severity methods (emergency, alert, critical, error, warning, notice, info, debug).
2mo ago
style beginner
PSR-4 Autoloading Standard PHP 5.3+
Maps PHP namespaces to directory structures so classes are automatically loaded without explicit require statements.
2mo ago
style beginner