Phil Sturgeon

Coding Standards have been around for the longest time and recently they're starting to become more widespread in PHP. While learning Python I really enjoyed how Sublime Text 2 would shout at me for using too many empty lines, using tabs instead of spaces and even things like

The PHP Framework Interoperability Group (PHP-FIG) has been around for 4 years, and it's produced 4 PSR's, which to some is a sign of inevitable doom or something. To those "in the know" the future is looking bright, and I'd like to

As programmers we should all be used to the fact that our personal preferences and habits are all subject to change. I used to be a big fan of Alman and tabs > spaces, now I follow PSR-2 happily which contradicts those two rules and couldn't care less.

Update: This initial list of tips is aimed mostly at beginners, but I expanded upon it so much I turned it into a whole book. I'm a little less shouty in that, and it is good reading for beginners, intermediates and experienced API developers alike. PHP developers are

After doing my 100 mile bike ride to raise money for autism research I've decided to step things up a gear (ha) and go further in a bid to raise more. Next I will be riding the 285 miles from Boston to New York over 3 days, with

Last month I posted about an upcoming bike century called Bike to the Beach. As lots of you were amazingly generous with sponsorship money I figured it would be rude not to post a review. The bike ride was fucking brilliant, but really hard. Apparently there was a tropical cyclone