JavaScript-style Test Watchers in PHP? Possible now!

View online   SitePoint PHP Why is a string called a string? Who decided that, and when? And how on earth did we, who cannot agree on which Bitcoin software to use or which definition of facade to apply, agree about it? I did some digging and wrote about this ubiquitous term in my most recent post, which you can read here. In other news, this is goodbye. "GASP 😱 Did you get fired Bruno?" No, we're just shutting down the newsletter. 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No need to manually run PHPUnit ever again! Re-Introducing Eloquent's Polymorphic Relationships Christopher presents Eloquent's polymorphic relationships in a human-friendly way - come learn what they're all about and master this awesome ORM! How to Defend Your Website with Zip Bombs Christian shows you how to deliver unexpected and large amounts of data (zip bombs) to people who might be attempting to access or crawl your server. 8 Must Have PHP Quality Assurance Tools Take a look at this list of 8 PHP Quality Assurance tools - absolute essentials in your passion projects   Jobs Front-end Developer (ES6/React/Rails) BIDSKETCH - Remote - Full-Time Hey there. We're Bidsketch, a 100% bootstrapped company that's helping thousands of freelancers, consultants, and sales teams cut their proposal time in half. We're looking for an experienced Front-end developer to help build out the new product we've been working on. 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