Coding Best Practices

As an open-source enthusiast and indie developer, I’ve encountered my fair share of programming quirks. Today, let’s dive into a peculiar issue in PHP that’s been a thorn in many developers’ sides: nested comments. The Nested Comments Conundrum Picture this: you’re working on a PHP project, and you decide to comment out a section of code that includes an external file. Simple enough, right? You wrap it in /* */ and call it a day. But wait! The moment that included file contains its own comments, all hell breaks loose. ...

As an open-source enthusiast and indie entrepreneur, I’ve recently found myself waltzing through the treacherous landscape of bug fixing. For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been knee-deep in other people’s code, untangling a web of issues that have been both enlightening and, frankly, quite painful. This experience has been a masterclass in what not to do, offering invaluable insights for the road ahead. Let me share the key takeaways that every developer and tech leader should consider: ...