Go 1.18 Generics: Toward the End of a Long Wait
Go 1.18's generic support shows how a language can be reshaped thoughtfully. First impressions and trade-offs.
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PHP 8.1 Is Coming: Safer Domain Models with Enums and Readonly Properties
PHP 8.1 isn't out yet, but I'm already exploring how the upcoming native enum support and readonly properties will reshape domain modelling.
Type Conversion and Type Coercion in PHP
A practical look at PHP type conversion and coercion: gettype, settype, var_dump, and why strict_types belongs in every file.
Generics and type inference in TypeScript
Building reusable, type-safe abstractions with generics in TypeScript and making the most of type inference.
Error handling in Go: living with the error value
A practical approach to embracing error handling as a language idiom in Go, a language with no exception mechanism.
The Need for Enums in PHP: Pre-8.1 Solutions
How we represented fixed value sets before PHP 8.1 introduced native enums, and the trade-offs of each approach.