Play by Play: Test-Driven PHP with Chris Hartjes
by Chris Hartjes and Geoffrey Grosenbach
Chris implements a build system notifier with test-driven PHP using a Spark Core hardware device and the Travis CI notification API.
What you'll learn
Chris implements a build system notifier with test-driven PHP using a Spark Core hardware device and the Travis CI notification API. You'll see modern PHP tools in use, like the Composer dependency management system.
About the authors
Chris Hartjes has been building web applications of all shapes and sizes since 1998, ranging from catalogs for CD compilations for professional DJ’s to large-scale dating web sites. A huge consumer of open-source software, Chris tries to give back to the community via his blog, by speaking at conferences, and by co-organizing True North PHP (http://truenorthphp.ca). He is also a big believer in the power of testing and automation as secret weapons for organizations to deliver high quality applic... moreations quickly. He lives in Milton, Ontario, Canada with his long-suffering wife, two daughters, a furry pig masquerading as a cat, and the reincarnation of the Roman god of the underworld in feline form.
Geoffrey founded PeepCode and has created numerous courses on Ruby, JavaScript and Shell. He commits code at https://github.com/topfunky.