Introduction Here at Sourcetoad, we’ve been working on migrating our PHP framework—mostly Laravel-based projects—to Amazon Web Services’ Elastic Container Service (ECS). As we worked through the process, we were surprised at how scattered around the web...
The Agile approach to software development first emerged in response to the inflexibility of existing project management methodologies. Unlike traditional approaches that emphasize extensive documentation at every phase of development, Agile instead values the...
How Sourcetoad Values People Over Process The software development process can involve a lot of uncertainty for both development teams and clients alike, especially in the early phases of a project. How can the long-term vision of an application be balanced with...
Final Product Amazing production quality, I know. I’m sort of a big deal. Prequisites: A LIFX bulb. A lamp to put the bulb into. Instructions: 1. Open the box and take out your awesome new light bulb. 2. Take your bulb and screw it into your...
React is a simple, yet powerful, UI library. When it was released in 2013, it offered an alternative to the existing popular monolithic JavaScript frameworks of the time. React’s most important advances are the emphasis on components, one-way data flow, the...
Whenever I find myself working with an unfamiliar PHP codebase, Xdebug becomes one of my most important tools. Xdebug is a PHP extension that allows you to debug code by stepping through it in an editor or IDE. In my experience, stepping through the code is a great...
