| Making your (coding) life simpler |
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The PEAR package manager
- • Makes installation, upgrades and uninstalls a simple tasks.
- • Simplifies the packaging and deployment of code.
- • Can even be used to generate RPMs.
- • Has 3 different interfaces, keeps happy the GUI and command line fans.
- • Is (most likely) included already in your installation. Use it.
Documentation
- • Writing PHPDoc-style docs is simple and requires little effort
- • phpDocumentor is a great, free tool. Use it.
- • API documentation is useful, not only for your own development, but also
for the users of your code.
OTher Tools
We have seen other tools along the way:
- • Vim + plugins to make PHP editing simpler.
- • Dia, AutoDia and dia2code: UML diagrams, and a 'round-trip' design cycle
- • Umbrello and umi2code: Another UML tool that plays well with PHP
