Issue #79 · September 10, 2018

What’s New in PHP 7.3

“Code generation, like drinking alcohol, is good in moderation”

Best 7 links of week #36, 2018

What’s New in PHP 7.3

What’s New in PHP 7.3

PHP 7.3 is knocking on our door and with it comes new features, deprecations, and bug fixes. Check this in-depth overview of what's new in PHP 7.3!

Articles

Take A New Look At CSS Shapes

This article takes a look at CSS Shapes and how to create non-rectangular shapes using images, gradients, and basic shapes. It also covers how the new tools in Firefox make editing shapes easier.

p5.js Web Editor

A web editor for p5.js, a JavaScript library with the goal of making coding accessible to artists, designers, educators, and beginners.

Reduce JavaScript Payloads with Code Splitting

Modern sites often contain a lot of JavaScript. These scripts are often sent down in large, monolithic bundles which can take a long time to download and process. Code-splitting encourages breaking up these scripts so you only send what a user needs when they need it.

Book of the week

MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage

MongoDB: The Definitive Guide: Powerful and Scalable Data Storage

by Kristina Chodorow

Manage the huMONGOus amount of data collected through your web application with MongoDB. This authoritative introduction—written by a core contributor to the project—shows you the many advantages of using document-oriented databases, and demonstrates how this reliable, high-performance system allows for almost infinite horizontal scalability. This book provides guidance for database developers, advanced configuration for system administrators, and an overview of the concepts and use cases for other people on your project.