Tag: oop
Chain of Responsibility Pattern
PHP 5.0+ Passes a request along a chain of handlers, each deciding whether to process it or pass it to the next handler.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Cohesion
The degree to which elements within a module belong together; high cohesion means a class does one thing and does it well.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Command Pattern
PHP 5.0+
Encapsulates a request as an object, enabling queuing, logging, undo/redo, and decoupling of request sender from receiver.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Command Query Separation (CQS)
Methods should either return a value (query) or change state (command), but never both.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Composite Pattern
Treats individual objects and compositions of objects uniformly through a shared interface, enabling tree-structured hierarchies.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Composition Over Inheritance
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Favour assembling behaviour from injected collaborator objects rather than inheriting it from a parent class.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Constructor Property Promotion (PHP 8.0)
PHP 8.0+
Declare and assign class properties directly in constructor parameters using visibility modifiers, eliminating boilerplate.
3mo ago
php beginner
Coupling
The degree to which one module depends on another; high coupling makes changes expensive and testing difficult.
3mo ago
quality intermediate
Closures & Anonymous Functions
PHP 5.3+
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First-class anonymous functions that can capture variables from their enclosing scope via the use keyword.
3mo ago
php intermediate