Growing the PHP Core---One Test at a Time

Florian Engelhardt

Wednesday 21 May 2025 from 14:00 to 15:00

Talk in English - US at PHP TEK 2025
Track Name: Petco Park
View Slides: https://dotbox.org/slides/Growing-the-PHP-core-one-test-at-a-time/
Short URL: https://joind.in/talk/69e8e (QR-Code (opens in new window))

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Ever dreamt of becoming a PHP core contributor but felt overwhelmed by the prospect of creating RFCs, maintaining extensions, or writing C code? Worry no more! In this talk, you'll discover how to make a meaningful impact on the PHP core by writing tests without the need to write C code. Join me for an interactive session where I'll live code a test on stage, demystifying the process and equipping you with essential testing techniques.

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Chris Jones at 14:46 on 21 May 2025 (via Web2 LIVE)

Excellent.

Josh Houghtelin at 14:47 on 21 May 2025 (via Web2 LIVE)

Loved the talk! I've got the PHP source code repo cloned and am browsing CodeCov. Time to write a test!

Misha Hawthorn at 14:56 on 21 May 2025 (via Web2 LIVE)

Nice talk and demo from Florian! Picked a good example of seemingly-simple, uncovered switch statement in PHP source and showed some of the gotchas and structure to work within when writing a test for it.

Andrew Woods at 20:39 on 21 May 2025 (via Web2 LIVE)

Great talk! I always enjoy talks that touch internals code. It makes me want to contribute to PHP. When I see a talk like this, where it's clearly explained, it makes me think I could.