Hi, I'm Peter. A UK-based PHP contractor and consultant at Websomatic, developing API's and Web Apps using PHP, Python, Docker and JavaScript. I teach programming and I'm a video instructor at Manning Publications and Packt Publications. I am also the host of the How To Code Well podcast and YouTube channel.
I have 20 years experience in web development and can be hired as a contractor, a consultant, or teacher. My specialism is in PHP using Symfony and Laravel or Flask and Django with Python. I can also work with Gatsby, React and VueJs. For a complete list of my skills and experience please see my CV.
Upcoming talks
I have given various talks ranging from web frameworks to Docker
Make your PHPUnit tests smarter
2023-03-08 in Bristol, UK
PHPUnit is a tool for testing PHP code. It has many configuration options that can be used in a number of ways to make your tests more efficient and usable. Learn how to make your PHPUnit tests smarter with this lightning talk.
Latest posts
How to create draft blog posts in Gatsbyjs
A guide a filtering out draft blog posts using GraphQL with GatsbyJS
How to sort an array of JavaScript objects by soonest date
Sorting an array of JavaScript objects by the soonest date can be quite tricky. This guide demonstrates how to do it even when the JavaScript objects have dates in the future or the past
How to check if your code is compatible with PHP 8
Using PHP_CodeSniffer and PHPCompatibility to check if your project can be upgraded to a different version of PHP
How to get the site locale in Concrete 5
This is how to get the site locale in Concrete 5
Install Jenkins with terraform and ansible on a Linode VPS
A guide to installing Jenkins with Terraform and Ansible
How to run scripts in composer
Using composer to run scripts