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Debugging as Detective Work: Why Hunting Bugs Is the Most Thrilling Part of Development

01February 3, 2021 · 15 min readDebugging

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Debugging as Detective Work: Why Hunting Bugs Is the Most

Draws a direct parallel between software debugging and criminal investigation - forming hypotheses, gathering evidence, and closing in on the culprit.

PHP
Debugging
Troubleshooting
Problem Solving
Developer Workflow

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209January 25, 2021 · 16 min readAdministration

Automating Linux Tasks With Cron and Systemd Timers: Full

Compares cron and systemd timers, covers crontab syntax, environment variables, logging cron output, and monotonic vs realtime timers.

Linux
Administration
cron
systemd

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210January 12, 2021 · 15 min readTooling

Composer Best Practices: Autoloading, Version Constraints

Essential Composer tips including PSR-4 autoloading, semantic versioning strategies, and managing a PHP monorepo with path repositories.

Composer
PHP
Autoloading
Monorepos

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211January 8, 2021 · 10 min readClean Code

The Beauty of Elegant Code: Why Simplicity Is the Hardest

Explores why writing simple, readable code demands more discipline and experience than writing complex solutions, with real before/after examples.

PHP
Clean Code
Simplicity
Refactoring

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212December 14, 2020 · 13 min readNetworking

Linux Network Configuration: Static IP, DNS & Netplan

Covers Netplan YAML syntax, setting static IPs, configuring DNS resolvers, bonding interfaces, and troubleshooting with ip and ss commands.

Linux
Ubuntu
Netplan
Networking

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213November 30, 2020 · 17 min readWeb Server

How to Configure a LAMP Stack on Ubuntu: Apache, MySQL

Full LAMP installation and optimization: MPM worker tuning, MySQL InnoDB settings, PHP-FPM pools, and .htaccess security hardening.

LAMP
Ubuntu
Apache
MySQL

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214November 26, 2020 · 12 min readCore PHP

PHP 8.0 New Features: Complete Developer Guide to Named

The biggest PHP release in years, with a practical breakdown of new syntax features, JIT compilation benefits, and migration tips.

PHP 8.0
Named Arguments
JIT
Migration

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215November 22, 2020 · 13 min readCore PHP

PHP 8 Match Expression vs Switch: Everything You Need

Detailed comparison of the new match expression against switch, covering exhaustiveness, strict comparison, and return values.

PHP 8
Match Expression
Switch
Core PHP

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216October 22, 2020 · 13 min readStorage

Linux Disk Management: LVM, Partitions & Filesystem

Explains fdisk, parted, LVM physical volumes, volume groups, logical volumes, and resizing filesystems without downtime.

Linux
Storage
LVM
Partitions

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Production contextArticles focus on live-application problems: slow queries, fragile releases, unclear ownership, failed jobs, admin workflow friction, and code paths that are hard to review.
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