Clean Codebase Is Like A Clean House - Scratch

Below are a few things I will touch base on in my next blog post.

Use function type hinting

Readability. Doc blocks return types. Adhere to PSR.

Having suite of test helps refactoring. Eg renaming methods and classes.

Directory structure

Single responsibility principle - small classes. Tell your self what is this class doing.

Delete methods and properties that are not being used. It adds no value and confuses a system's design because the interface effectively lies about its own functionality

DRY eliminate code duplication through inheritance or traits. Moving conditionals to manager classes.

Helps IDE functionality.

Confusing nested Ifs.

Public protected private visibility. clear interface. Gateway between the system and the rest of the code.

Abstract the abstraction trap

Use enums