More Code, More Problems (SkiPHP 2014)

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1. More Code, More Problems
   Ed Finkler
   Fictive Kin
   @funkatron
   

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2. Why listen to me?
   

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3. Be the best developer you can be
   

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4. Be the best team member you can be
   

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5. 1. Learn languages, not frameworks
   

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6. Don’t be a Framework X/Y/Z developer
   

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7. Complexity of full-stack frameworks
   

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8. Versatility and flexibility
   

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9. 2. Build small things
   

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10. Small things with simple purposes
    

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11. Solve single problems
    

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12. Work together & solve big problems
    

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13. COMPONENTS!!!
    

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14. 3. Less code is better than more
    

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15. Manage less code
    

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16. Support less code
    

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17. Justify every line
    

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18. 4. Create and use simple, readable code
    

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19. I want code that is easy to understand
    

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20. I want code that is easy to verify
    

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21. Readability is a feature
    

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22. "When developing code you should always choose
    readability over convenience. Code will be read
    many, many more times than it is written…”
    - Andy Hunt, “Practices of an Agile Developer”
    

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23. Best practices vary
    

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24. Some useful tools
    

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25. Composer & Packagist
    

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26. Coding Standards
    

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27. Confession
    

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28. Stuff to look at:
    https://github.com/funkatron/FUnit
    https://github.com/fictivekin/Resty.php
    http://microphp.org
    

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29. Fin
    microphp.org·fictivekin.com·devhell.info
    http://joind.in/10421
    

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