Advanced terms
GraphQL Subscriptions
A GraphQL operation type that opens a long-lived connection to the server and pushes real-time data updates to the client whenever a specific event occurs.
3mo ago
api_design advanced
Generics Workarounds in PHP
PHP 7.0+
PHPDoc @template annotations with PHPStan/Psalm provide compile-time type-safe generics with zero runtime cost — the standard approach for typed collections and repositories.
3mo ago
php advanced
Graph Databases
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Databases where relationships are first-class citizens — Neo4j, Amazon Neptune — optimised for traversing complex networks of connected entities that are expensive in relational databases.
3mo ago
database advanced
GraphQL Security
PHP 7.0+
GraphQL's flexibility creates unique security challenges — introspection exposure, unbounded query depth, N+1 amplification, and injection through dynamic resolvers.
3mo ago
security advanced
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
Git Internals
2
Git stores all data as content-addressed objects (blobs, trees, commits, tags) in a directed acyclic graph — understanding this explains every git command's behaviour.
3mo ago
git advanced
GitOps
PHP 5.0+ Using Git as the single source of truth for infrastructure and application state — changes are made via pull requests, and a reconciliation loop automatically applies them to the target environment.
3mo ago
devops advanced
Graph Algorithms
PHP 5.0+
1
Algorithms for traversing, searching, and finding paths in graphs — BFS for shortest hops, DFS for exploration, Dijkstra for weighted shortest paths.
3mo ago
algorithms advanced
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
gRPC
PHP 7.0+
1
A high-performance RPC framework using Protocol Buffers and HTTP/2 — strongly typed contracts, efficient binary serialisation, and streaming support.
3mo ago
architecture advanced