We all know that voice. The one that says strict types are „too rigid,“ documentation is for people who can’t read code, and „it works on my machine“ is the only test you need.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this session, we won\u2019t ignore that inner skeptic; we will debate them. Through a fun, interactive dialogue between the speaker and a stubborn „legacy developer“ persona, we will challenge the habits that keep us stuck in the PHP 5.6 era.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Join us for a battle of wits that proves code quality is actually the lazy developer’s best friend. You will leave with „small ideas“ you can use immediately, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stop guessing: Why moving from „array soup“ to strictly typed Objects saves hours of debugging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Clear beats Clever: Why writing „boring,“ predictable code is actually a superpower (and how to do it).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Future-proof your code: Practical steps to modernize legacy logic without breaking the site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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