A look at automating NPM and Composer when checking out new branches and pulling from a remote Git repository using Git hooks.
This is the website of Andy Carter a PHP and jQuery web developer in the Steel City. Working with CakePHP (and a bit of Textpattern and Drupal too).
Latest Entries
Using PayPal's REST API with PHP and MySQL
A tutorial on getting started with PayPal’s REST API using PHP and MySQL I wrote recently for Evoluted’s Think Tank.
Essential Visual Studio Code Extensions for PHP Developers
Visual Studio Code is hot stuff right now and is quickly becoming the editor of choice for developers worldwide. It’s available for Macs, Windows and Linux and best of all it’s free. These are what I consider the essential Visual Studio Code extensions for PHP developers to improve your productivity.
Variable Scope in Modern JavaScript
A look at how modern JavaScript scopes variables and a look at declaring variables using var, let and const.
GenerateProjects Plugin for Sublime Text 3
Introducing a simple Sublime Text package that generates Sublime project files for a directory.
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A Beginners Guide to Package Manager Bower and Using Gulp to Manage Components
Package managers like Composer for PHP and NPM for Node have become essential tools for simplifying a developer’s life. A package manager is a tool for keeping track of what you’ve installed, as well as installing and upgrading packages. They also check for dependencies and compatibility. Bower is a package manager for the web.
A Beginners Guide to the Task Runner Gulp
A beginners guide to the task runner Gulp. Taking a look at why you should use it and why it is possibly better than Grunt.
Calculate a Person's Age in PHP (Accounting for Leap Years)
I've seen a lot of code out there for calculating a person's age that makes the mistake of ignore leap years. If you ignore leap years then the age will be out by a day or more on or around the person's birthday which isn't what you want.
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