Publications
Articles ↑
Over the past years, I published a range of articles covering modern PHP software development and Green IT. The following list covers the most important ones.
If you are interested in an article for your magazine or online platform, I’m happy to get in contact with you.
Grünfläche / Green Field
A monthly column in the German “Windows.developer” magazine by Henning Fries and Carsten Windler about sustainability in the IT. The first column was published in March 2022.
https://entwickler.de/experten/carsten-windler/grunflache (Paywall)
Published in: Windows.developer
Green PHP
Reduce, Shift, Rethink - how to write sustainable software with PHP. An article in two parts, written for the German PHP Magazin.
Part 1: https://entwickler.de/php/performance-optimieren-green-php ?? (Paywall) Part 2: https://entwickler.de/php/zeit-zum-umdenken ?? (Paywall)
Date of publication: 05/2023 and 07/2023 Published in: PHP Magazin
Clean PHP
Tips & best practices on how to write clean code in PHP. Improve code quality, readability and maintainability to write state-of-the-art software.
https://entwickler.de/php/php-clean-coding (Paywall) https://entwickler.de/php/clean-code-php (Paywall)
Date of publication: 03/2023 Published in: PHP Magazin
Green IT - nachhaltig Software entwickeln
What impact has the worldwide information and communication technology on ever faster going climate change? And what can we, the software developers, do against it?
https://entwickler.de/programmierung/green-it (Paywall)
Published in: Windows.developer
Coden gegen den Klimawandel
An article about how IT has an impact on the climate catastrophe we are heading towards, and how to move our industry into a greener direction.
Date of publication: 01/2022 Published in: Informatik Aktuell
Frameworkless
Everybody in the PHP world loves their frameworks. But using them has not only positive aspects, but also downsides. This article in the German “PHP Magazin” sheds some light on these aspects, and gives you some ideas about how to write modern PHP applications without a framework.
https://entwickler.de/php/frameworkless-weniger-ist-manchmal-mehr (Paywall) https://entwickler.de/php/php-application-framework-001 (Paywall)
Date of publication: 08/2021 Published in: PHP Magazin
Books ↑
I’m the co-author of the book “Clean Code in PHP” (Packt Publishing, 2022). It covers expert tips and best practices to write beautiful, human-friendly, and maintainable PHP.
Get your copy at Amazon or directly at Packt Publishing.
Courses ↑
Green Coding – Grundlagen 🇩🇪
Green Coding - Basics 🇬🇧
Stopping climate change requires the help of each and every individual. This also includes software developers. After all, IT is making an ever-increasing contribution to global greenhouse gas emissions.
In this LinkedIn Learning course, Carsten Windler introduces you to various concepts relating to green coding. You will learn how to write software that produces less C02 and what you can do to reduce emissions from websites. You will also learn how to use the cloud as sustainably as possible and much more.
LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/green-coding-grundlagen
Codequalität in PHP verbessern 🇩🇪
Improve code quality in PHP 🇬🇧
Have you ever wondered why the code of some open source projects looks so clean, tidy and simply “high quality”? Even though many different developers are involved?
In this LinkedIn Learning course, experienced PHP developer Carsten Windler teaches you how to write PHP code that meets the usual standards and shows you how to find and fix errors and avoid them in the first place.
You will learn a variety of practical tools and workflows. There is a focus on teamwork, because working together on software in particular requires clear rules and discipline in implementation.
LinkedIn Learning: https://www.linkedin.com/learning/codequalitat-in-php-verbessern