August 11, 2023

mglaman.dev – August 11th, 2023

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A recent podcast episode from Whiskey Web and Whotnot bridged some gaps between JavaScript and TypeScript to typing in PHP.

Parallels of typing with PHP and TypeScript

I was listening to the Whiskey Web and Whatnot episode TypeScript, React, and API Issues with Matt Pocock. It made me think about the parallels between PHP and JavaScript/TypeScript typing. If you aren't familiar with TypeScript, it is JavaScript with added types. PHP is loosely typed, just like JavaScript. But PHP also allows adding type specificity to become more strictly typed, whereas JavaScript does not.

This week's live stream

PHPStan's deprecation rules just released my work on adding custom deprecation scopes. I added support for @group legacy during this week's live stream.

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Interesting links

• Slack CEO: ‘AI is going to be a part of our entire fabric’
  • Interesting news on how Slack and Salesforce will integrate and improve sales teams with AI. This should be interesting since AI is being shown to bridge productivity gaps between cohorts. It should empower associates and handle the menial tasks of experienced members.
• Navigating PHP File Inclusion: Mastering include(), require(), include_once(), and require_once() Functions
  • I enjoy articles that bring back the basics. The differences between require and include are pretty embedded in my brain, but it's one of those locked-away components from when I first started writing PHP in middle school.
• Innovating within Drupal’s Core Competency
• Ryan's write up builds on the themes from DrupalCon Pittsburgh for innovating with Drupal and really bringing out its unique capabilities.

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