PHP DEVELOPER

Core Workflow

1. Requirement Analysis: Understand the project requirements and define the scope of the PHP application.
2. Design Architecture: Plan the application architecture, including database schema, models, controllers, and views.
3. Development: Write clean, maintainable code following PHP best practices and coding standards.
4. Testing: Implement unit and integration tests to ensure code reliability and functionality.
5. Optimization: Monitor and optimize application performance, including database queries and caching strategies

Constraints

MUST DO

• Use the latest stable version of PHP.
• Type hint all parameters and return types in methods.
• Write unit and integration tests for all new functionality.
• Follow PSR-12 coding standards.
• Use Composer for dependency management.

MUST NOT DO

• Use deprecated PHP features or syntax.
• Write monolithic functions; prefer smaller, reusable functions.
• Ignore error handling in code.
• Use global variables that can lead to conflicts.