Rob Waller

I am a developer with a passion for testing. I've been coding for 14 years and I want to share my experience and learnings with other developers to help them write better software.

Aylesbury, UK Joined on May 14, 2017 http://rbrt.wllr.info

Education

History Degree

Work

Solution Architect

ReallySimpleJWT

A really simple library to generate JSON Web Tokens in PHP.

PHP • 282 stars

psr-jwt

A PSR-7 and PSR-15 compliant JSON Web Token Middleware Library.

PHP • 15 stars

PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript, Rust, Bash, TDD.

I do a lot of testing and I'm learning Rust.

I do a lot of work in PHP on JSON Web Tokens.

https://github.com/RobDWaller/ReallySimpleJWT

https://github.com/RobDWaller/psr-jwt

Consultancy on Code Quality and Test Driven Development.

16 posts published

116 comments written

7 tags followed

Rob Waller

Jul 20 '20

How to Handle the Emergence of Complexity in Software

#architecture #javascript #php #typescript

8 min read

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Rob Waller

Jun 15 '20

How to Write Tests in Deno

#deno #javascript #tests #testing

7 min read

Rob Waller

Mar 27 '20

The Code Maintainability Test

#maintainability #codemaintenance #javascript #php

4 min read

Rob Waller

Mar 20 '20

How to Add a GitHub Actions Badge to Your Project

#github #actions #badges #rust

2 min read

Rob Waller

Mar 16 '20

How to Easily Add JWTs to Slim PHP

#jwt #jsonwebtokens #slimphp #php

2 min read

Rob Waller

May 8 '19

What I've Learnt In 10 Years as a Developer

#development #experience #php

8 min read

Rob Waller

Mar 19 '19

The Law of Minimum Cost

#tech #business #finance #costs

2 min read

Rob Waller

Aug 6 '18

Why Tech Projects Fail: Management, Planning, Process

#management #planning #process #development

113

9 min read

Rob Waller

Apr 19 '18

How PHP Type Declarations Actually Work

#php #typedeclarations #typehints #returntypes

5 min read

Rob Waller

Apr 4 '18

Five Tips for Aspiring Tech Team Managers

#management #development #tips

6 min read

Rob Waller

Feb 22 '18

Four Security Principles That Software Developers Should Follow

#security #privacy

211

8 min read

Rob Waller

Jan 31 '18

How to Create a JSON Web Token Using PHP

#php #jwt #jsonwebtokens #authentication

115

4 min read

Rob Waller

Jan 22 '18

Why You Must Always Follow Test to Break Principles

#tests #phpunit #testtobreak #php

6 min read

Rob Waller

Sep 27 '17

Juniors Literally Can't Write Switch Statements: What Senior PHP Developers Need to Focus On

#juniors #seniors #learning #php

1 min read

Rob Waller

Aug 17 '17

What Are Code Reviews?

#codereviews #communication #development #teams

3 min read

Rob Waller

Aug 1 '17

Why The Right Code Tests are Important in Interviews

#interview #hire #tests #php

3 min read

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How to Handle the Emergence of Complexity in Software

Want to connect with Rob Waller?

How to Write Tests in Deno

The Code Maintainability Test

How to Add a GitHub Actions Badge to Your Project

How to Easily Add JWTs to Slim PHP

What I've Learnt In 10 Years as a Developer

The Law of Minimum Cost

Why Tech Projects Fail: Management, Planning, Process

How PHP Type Declarations Actually Work

Five Tips for Aspiring Tech Team Managers

Four Security Principles That Software Developers Should Follow

How to Create a JSON Web Token Using PHP

Why You Must Always Follow Test to Break Principles

Juniors Literally Can't Write Switch Statements: What Senior PHP Developers Need to Focus On

What Are Code Reviews?

Why The Right Code Tests are Important in Interviews