workflows
What If 80% of Your Workflow Code Shouldn't Exist?
Before reaching for state machines or saga patterns, ask yourself: is this actually a multi-step process, or just a delayed action? The answer will save you hundreds of lines of code.
Dariusz Gafka
I am sharing knowledge and experience about #DDD, #ES and #Message-Driven Systems. And making them effortless to follow with #Ecotone Framework in #PHP.
legacy
Your Legacy PHP Codebase Isn't Hopeless
You ship a small bug fix. Suddenly, two other features break. Every deployment feels like gambling. The business depends on this app—it brings in revenue, customers use it daily—but nobody feels confident working on it.
php
Vibe coding Enterprise PHP Applications
Everyone's talking about vibe coding — describing what you want in natural language and letting AI generate the code. Solo developers are shipping features in hours and Startups are prototyping before lunch. But here's what nobody mentions at the demo stage: most vibe-coded applications are architectural disasters
architecture
Implementing Event-Driven Architecture in PHP
Let's dive into how we can build Event-Driven Architecture in PHP using Smart Endpoint - Dumb Pipes approach.
async processing
Message Brokers in PHP: From Hundreds of Lines to Just a Few
Message broker integration in PHP can be wrestling with exchange declarations, queue bindings, consumer configurations, and endless boilerplate. Setting up RabbitMQ, Kafka, or SQS often takes more code than the actual business logic we're trying to run asynchronously. But what if that wouldn't need to be
php
Building Workflows in PHP
Almost any business requires workflows. Whether you're processing orders, onboarding customers, or handling document approvals, these processes are the beating heart of your application. Yet for most PHP developers, workflows become sources of frustration rather than competitive advantages. Often becoming the most complex part of the system with
ddd
Write Only Business Logic: Eliminate Boilerplate
Learn how declarative configuration eliminates application services, complex controllers & routing logic. And reduce code needed for building feature even by 70%.
async processing
Message Channels: Zero-Configuration Async Processing
Learn how to add async processing to PHP applications with zero configuration.
enterprise
Advanced Messaging in PHP: Kafka, Distributed Bus and Dynamic Channels
Ecotone provides now Enterprise set of features to enhance PHP applications with Kafka, Cross-Service communication, and Dynamic Channels.