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Oliver Davies

Full Stack Software Development Consultant and Coach

Wales, UK Joined on Dec 4, 2017 https://www.oliverdavies.uk

Mar 1 '24

Experimenting with web components

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Why I don't branch

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Building a design system in a few hours with Symfony

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Docker and content creation with Nick Janetakis

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Why do people still use Git Flow?

2 min read

Mar 1 '24

When should you start writing tests?

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Slow down to go fast

1 min read

Mar 1 '24

Diffy and visual regression testing

1 min read

Feb 23 '24

Coding defensively and considering the unhappy path

2 min read

Feb 23 '24

Which level is right for you?

#php #phpstan

3 min read

Feb 23 '24

Introducing Versa - the versatile CLI tool

#php #symfony #opensource

2 min read

Feb 23 '24

Build something useful in one day with Mark Conroy

#css #podcast

1 min read

Feb 23 '24

Another way to create test module configuration

#drupal #php #phpunit

2 min read

Feb 23 '24

gray or grey, and center or centre?

1 min read

Feb 16 '24

Major version updates are just removing deprecated code

2 min read

Feb 16 '24

It takes the drama out of open-source

1 min read

Feb 16 '24

Symfony conventions making their way to Drupal

2 min read

Feb 16 '24

Twig, Symfony and SymfonyCasts with Ryan Weaver

1 min read

Feb 16 '24

Defining boundaries between custom Drupal modules

1 min read

Feb 16 '24

Experimenting with Architectural Testing

1 min read

Feb 9 '24

Running tests in parallel with Paratest

1 min read

Feb 9 '24

Tim Lehnen and the Drupal Association

1 min read

Feb 9 '24

.gitignore or .gitallow

1 min read

Feb 9 '24

Reducing complexity makes contribution easier

1 min read

Feb 9 '24

Automated tests prevent you from adding regressions

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

Start with a failing test

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

Automated tests mean you can make changes quicker

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

TDD doesn't mean you know everything upfront

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

Violinist and automation with Eirik Morland

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

gitignore - inclusive or exclusive?

1 min read

Feb 3 '24

Write once, manage forever

1 min read

Jan 26 '24

Speaking at PHP Oxford

1 min read

Jan 26 '24

Defining Ubiquitous language

2 min read

Jan 26 '24

Why use automation tools for dependency updates

2 min read

Jan 26 '24

Tailwind CSS workshop recording

1 min read

Jan 26 '24

Where is the value in your application?

2 min read

Jan 26 '24

PHPUnit or Pest?

1 min read

Jan 26 '24

Tests can assert multiple things

1 min read

Jan 19 '24

Is zero unlimited?

2 min read

Jan 19 '24

Please don't use short variable names

1 min read

Jan 19 '24

Daily or quarterly?

1 min read

Jan 19 '24

Don't be perfect, be useful

1 min read

Jan 15 '24

Code is a liability, not an asset

1 min read

Jan 15 '24

Testing Legacy with Mike Karthauser

1 min read

Jan 15 '24

Utility classes make global scope local

2 min read

Jan 15 '24

My Drupal testing email course is live

1 min read

Jan 15 '24

Don't put business logic in templates

2 min read

Jan 15 '24

Using Tailwind CSS is a great way to learn CSS

1 min read

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