Tag: performance
Generators & yield (PHP 5.5)
PHP 5.5+
Generators (PHP 5.5) use yield to produce values lazily — enabling memory-efficient iteration over large datasets without loading everything into memory.
2mo ago
php intermediate
Garbage Collection
PHP 5.3+ Automatic memory management that reclaims objects no longer reachable by the program — PHP uses reference counting with a cycle collector for circular references.
3mo ago
compiler advanced
Generators & yield
PHP 5.5+ Generators allow iterating over large datasets lazily using yield, without loading everything into memory at once.
3mo ago
php intermediate
GraphQL Schema Design
PHP 7.0+
Designing GraphQL schemas that are intuitive, evolvable, and performant — with clear type hierarchies, nullable conventions, and avoiding the N+1 query problem.
3mo ago
api_design advanced
Gzip / Brotli Compression
Compressing HTTP responses server-side reduces transfer size significantly, especially for text-based assets.
3mo ago
performance beginner