PHPStan is a great tool that scans your entire codebase to find bugs (without writing tests!). While not a replacement for tests, it's a great addition to have in your skillset to ensure that tricky bugs don't make it into production. Come hear about it from someone who used to be a skeptic and since has made the case to implement it at 3 companies since, with an emphasis on how it can help you refactor and clean up old codebases

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Paul Conroy at 14:46 on 21 May 2026

Really enjoyed this talk, on the ins and outs of adding PHPStan to existing applications. Great job!

Ryan Howe at 14:57 on 21 May 2026

One of our most useful tools that we have available to us as PHP developers

Bill Tressler at 17:04 on 21 May 2026

So many great talks this week, but I think this one will provide most value to our day-to-day. I honestly can’t think of any improvement, aside from making it into a workshop. Thank you!