Adding GitHub annotations with PHP-CS-Fixer
Have you ever seen an error message like the one above before? If you’ve used tools such as PHPStan alongside GitHub Actions then it
Code quality
On Technical debt - What is it, how is it created, what types of technical debt are there, how to avoid tech debt, and how to fix it?
What is technical debt? How can you fix technical debt and what is the best approach to avoid technical debt?
Fixing cookiebot bug by not fixing cookiebot
I want to start with a small disclaimer that I don’t fully understand what exactly went wrong and why the things we did fixed
Improving performance and reliability of client's core business component using a simple running total
A client project I work on required some processing, scheduled nightly at 2am. I’m a curious creature, by nature, so I was eager to
Performance tips for Laravel
Recently, we were looking into some Laravel PHP8 performance issues we were experiencing on one screen of a web application. This screen would show an
Merging 4 codebases with help of Rector
The set up When developing software, you sometimes come up with ideas that in the end don’t really work out. Depending on the idea
Adding temporary code
We all had to do it at some point. We’ve all been in the situation where we needed to add some code — maybe a
Small commits: ask me why
Every time I work on code with someone I haven’t worked with before, I end up having the same conversation. It usually starts when
Help, I’m creating a file upload
Every software engineer has at some point in their career been asked to build a file upload. Perhaps it was to let a user upload
The first days as a firefighting CTO — what to focus on when you are hired to lead a team in times of change
At madewithlove, we join teams when things aren’t so stable. Maybe a key non-replaceable employee has left or a new investment is fueling
Pulse: Episode 3 - Between Us - PHP
On this episode of madewithlove’s Pulse podcast, Vinch Battaglia, CTO in residence, welcomes Wouter Sioen, software engineer, and Jonas Drieghe, software engineer, all members
Pulse: Episode 2 - Between Us - Refactoring
The madewithlove team dives into their first Between Us session where they discuss problems that they encounter through their daily work. Today’s topic is
Pitfalls when switching branching models
So you’ve decided to switch from one branching model to another. Did GitFlow catch your eye? Is it time to tackle feature flags with
I'm starting a greenfield project and I'm terrified.
I started a greenfield project this week. I knew it was coming after one of our product managers told me about it during lunch a
Towards better code reviews
Building software isn’t easy. Add the opinions and needs of multiple people into the mix and it can feel almost impossible at times. Learning