I just finished part one of a two part series I am writing for PHP Magazine about design patterns. In it, I cover a variety of useful patterns that can make your PHP code more flexible and make you more able to adapt it to real-world changes.
Some patterns covered are:
Part I
- Creational
- Abstract Factory
- Singleton
- Structural
- Adapter
Part II
- Structural
- Decorator
- Behavioral
- Strategy
- Observer
The article also includes source code and UML diagrams explaining the power of design patterns, bringing practical, PHP-specific examples to this topic. All in all, I am hoping it proves a useful contribution to the PHP community and makes for a nice read. Stay tuned for the release of Part I.
Sample UML Diagram From The Article
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