Object Calisthenics applied to PHP

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Object Calisthenics applied to PHP

• OC#1 - Only one indentation level per method

• OC#2 - Do not use the 'else' keyword

• OC#3 - Wrap primitive types and string, if it has behaviour

• OC#4 - Only one -> per line, if not getter or fluent

• OC#5 - Do not abbreviate

• OC#6 - Keep your classes small

  • classes, interfaces, and traits should be <= 200 lines

  • methods should be <= 25 lines

• OC#7 - Limit the number of instance variables in a class (max: 5)

• OC#8 - Use first class collections

• OC#9 - Do use accessors (getter/setter)

• OC#10 - Document your code

References

• Your code sucks, let's fix it! Object Calisthenics and Code Readability