Write cleaner code in PHP/Laravel

written By Samuel Štancl

originally on: https://twitter.com/samuelstancl/status/1272822437181378561

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1272822437181378561.html

packed By Alessandro Cappellozza

Slides for class discussion

💡IT'S ABOUT THE *MICRO*.

Using some "macro" philosophy for structuring your code, like hexagonal architecture or DDD won't save you.

A clean codebase is the result of constant good decisions at the micro level.

👉Instead of writing repetitive `else if` statements, use an array to look up the wanted value based on the key you have.

The code will be cleaner & more readable and you will see understandable exceptions if something goes wrong. No half-passing edge cases.

👉 Try to avoid unnecessary nesting by returning a value early. Too much nesting & else statements tend to make code harder to read.