This month an article I wrote for PHP Architect, called “CQRS & Event Sourcing in the Wild”, was published in the December 2017 “Talking Code” issue.
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Using annotations in Prooph
One of the things I love about Java is its native, compiler-level support for annotations, a form of syntactic metadata which can be applied to source code but also retain at run-time to influence application behavior. I use them almost daily in my projects.
I do a fair amount of consulting and development on event sourced applications and these usually use Axon, a popular CQRS & event sourcing framework. Recently, Axon version 3 was released, supporting a number of annotations that can turn any POJO (Plain Old Java Object) into an event-sourced aggregate.
Phing development update
A few months have passed since the last Phing development update in October, so here’s an overview of some of the recent changes.
The Road to Continuous Deployment (PHP UK Conference 2017)
Below are the slides of my talk “The Road to Continuous Deployment: a case study” as presented at the PHP UK Conference 2017, in The Brewery, London.
CQRS & Event Sourcing in the wild (PHP Benelux 2017)
Below are the slides of my talk “CQRS & Event Sourcing in the wild”, as presented at PHP Benelux 2017.
Training sessions and talks
One of the things I like most about my work is the ability to help teams improve, by sharing my experiences and knowledge in training sessions. These sessions can be conducted in the form of interactive workshops or talks.
I’m offering training sessions on DevOps, Continuous Delivery, Event Sourcing, Microservices and many other topics. Contact me if you’re interested in details or pricing!
CQRS & Event Sourcing in the wild (ScotlandPHP 2016)
Below are the slides of my talk “CQRS & Event Sourcing in the wild”, as presented at ScotlandPHP 2016.
The road to continuous deployment (PHPCon Poland 2016)
Below are the slides of my talk “The road to continuous deployment: a case study”, as presented at PHPCon Poland in October 2016.
It’s a situation many of us are familiar with: a large legacy application, limited or no tests, slow & manual release process, low velocity, no confidence…. Oh, and management wants new features, fast.
But how to proceed? Using examples and lessons learned from a real-world case, I’ll show you how to strangle the legacy application with a modern service architecture and build a continuous deployment pipeline to deliver value from the first sprint. On the way, we take a look at testing strategies and various (possibly controversial!) tips and best practices.
Phing development update
A few years ago I pledged to publish regular updates on Phing’s development. I’m a little ashamed that I haven’t done that for nearly three years. Needless to say, a lot has happened, so it’s about time to post an update!
Docker & PHP: beyond virtual machines
(note: this post was first published on the blog of the Dutch Web Alliance)
Docker is currently one of the hottest technologies around, because it solves a very specific problem: the ability to easily package and deploy a (self contained) application, without the overhead of traditional virtualization solutions.
In this post you’ll learn how to build, run and host Docker containers, integrate with other containers, and see how Vagrant interacts with Docker.