ignitae Academy

PHP Fundamentals

Strict types, arrays that do the work, and enums with match: the three habits every PHP 8 file is built on.

Syllabus

Strict types and small functions

declare(strict_types=1) and what it buys you
slugify: a title into a URL (exercise)

Arrays are the workhorse

array_filter, usort, array_column: stop writing foreach for everything
Leaderboard: rank with the array functions (exercise)

Enums and match

A backed enum is a set of values the compiler knows about
HttpStatus: an enum that knows its category (exercise)