Articles Tagged: architecture
Technical writings, opinionated architectures, and development guides tagged with architecture.
The PSR Standards You Are Probably Ignoring
Five PSR standards that most PHP developers skip. Master them and write code that works anywhere, tested easily, and tied to nothing.
When CRUD Isn't Enough: How Real APIs Outgrow Their Design
Most Laravel APIs start as clean CRUD systems. This article walks through why that breaks down, and how an action-based design fixes the mess.
Building Real Applications with TempestPHP
How to structure TempestPHP applications with domain-first folders, repositories, command handlers, and thin controllers that stay maintainable.
Why your Laravel controllers should be almost empty
Learn architectural patterns to keep Laravel controllers thin, improve testability, and build maintainable applications.
The Pattern-First Trap in PHP
Why starting with design patterns too early can overcomplicate PHP apps, and a practical way to design from constraints instead.
Your PHP application is not stateless
Understanding statelessness in PHP: filesystem assumptions, session state, and building truly stateless applications with Zero Trust principles.