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Mastering PHP Design Patterns

By : Junade Ali
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Mastering PHP Design Patterns

By: Junade Ali

Overview of this book

Design patterns are a clever way to solve common architectural issues that arise during software development. With an increase in demand for enhanced programming techniques and the versatile nature of PHP, a deep understanding of PHP design patterns is critical to achieve efficiency while coding. This comprehensive guide will show you how to achieve better organization structure over your code through learning common methodologies to solve architectural problems. You’ll also learn about the new functionalities that PHP 7 has to offer. Starting with a brief introduction to design patterns, you quickly dive deep into the three main architectural patterns: Creational, Behavioral, and Structural popularly known as the Gang of Four patterns. Over the course of the book, you will get a deep understanding of object creation mechanisms, advanced techniques that address issues concerned with linking objects together, and improved methods to access your code. You will also learn about Anti-Patterns and the best methodologies to adopt when building a PHP 7 application. With a concluding chapter on best practices, this book is a complete guide that will equip you to utilize design patterns in PHP 7 to achieve maximum productivity, ensuring an enhanced software development experience.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
Mastering PHP Design Patterns
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
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Preface

Interface Bloat


I have come across multiple instances of people thinking they're doing great architecture but it turns out their efforts turn out to be counterproductive. Interface Bloat is a common consequence of this.

Once, when I discussed the importance of Interfaces when doing polymorphism in PHP with a Scrum Master, he responded by telling me about an environment he once worked in where there was an engineer who spent months developing interfaces and thought he was doing brilliant architecture work. Unfortunately, it turns out he wasn't doing great infrastructure work, he was guilty of implementing Interface Bloat.

Interface Bloat is, as the name suggests, is where an Interface is excessively bloated. An interface can be so bloated that it becomes practically impossible for a class to be implemented any other way.

Interfaces should be used sparingly; do you actually need an interface if the class is only ever going to be implemented once and once alone (and realistically, no one is never...