Carlos Granados
@carlos-granados.github.io
PHP expert. Behat maintainer. Love sailing, movies, reading and living in Galicia, Spain
Having all your 2FA set to use your phone is all fine and nice until your phone gets stolen in the middle of a trip to Bolivia. Then it becomes a fucking nightmare
November 24, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Having all your 2FA set to use your phone is all fine and nice until your phone gets stolen in the middle of a trip to Bolivia. Then it becomes a fucking nightmare
"In the AI future, the specs will become the real code. In two years, you'll be opening python files in your IDE with about the same frequency that, today, you might open up a hex editor to read assembly (which, for most of us, is never)." Interesting!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rA...
The New Code — Sean Grove, OpenAI
In an era where AI transforms software development, the most valuable skill isn't writing code - it's communicating intent with precision. This talk reveals ...
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September 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"In the AI future, the specs will become the real code. In two years, you'll be opening python files in your IDE with about the same frequency that, today, you might open up a hex editor to read assembly (which, for most of us, is never)." Interesting!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rA...
So sad to hear this news. I've had so many good moments listening to Ryan during his talks in conferences... Always barefoot! We'll miss you, mate!
🙌 Remembering Ryan Weaver: Teacher, Core Team Member, Friend
➡️ https://symfony.com/blog/remembering-ryan-weaver-teacher-core-team-member-friend
➡️ https://symfony.com/blog/remembering-ryan-weaver-teacher-core-team-member-friend
August 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
So sad to hear this news. I've had so many good moments listening to Ryan during his talks in conferences... Always barefoot! We'll miss you, mate!
Incredibly interesting article, and one that shows that it should be possible to build amazing interactive web pages using just PHP, no React, Vue or similar www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/...
It's time for modern CSS to kill the SPA
Native CSS transitions have quietly killed the strongest argument for client-side routing. Yet people keep building terrible apps instead of performant websites.
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July 26, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Incredibly interesting article, and one that shows that it should be possible to build amazing interactive web pages using just PHP, no React, Vue or similar www.jonoalderson.com/conjecture/...
Preparado para mi charla en la #atlanticaconf25 😊
June 13, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Preparado para mi charla en la #atlanticaconf25 😊
Version 0.5.0 of the PHP Static Analysis Attributes libraries released. This includes saving the attribute parameter values as attribute properties so that they can be more easily read without reflection github.com/php-static-...
GitHub - php-static-analysis/attributes: Attributes used for static analysis
Attributes used for static analysis. Contribute to php-static-analysis/attributes development by creating an account on GitHub.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Version 0.5.0 of the PHP Static Analysis Attributes libraries released. This includes saving the attribute parameter values as attribute properties so that they can be more easily read without reflection github.com/php-static-...
Check out my blog post on my initial experiences with Junie and PhpStorm: www.linkedin.com/pulse/first...
First impressions of Junie with PhpStorm
I’ve been wanting to jump on the AI agent bandwagon for a while, but I needed something that worked well with PhpStorm, my IDE of choice. Cursor is okay, but I dislike being forced into the VS Code interface and its limitations.
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May 14, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Check out my blog post on my initial experiences with Junie and PhpStorm: www.linkedin.com/pulse/first...
Seems Junie in now available for PhpStorm! 🎉 www.jetbrains.com/junie/
Junie, the coding agent by JetBrains
Delegate your tasks, focus on the results
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May 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Seems Junie in now available for PhpStorm! 🎉 www.jetbrains.com/junie/
Two months after submitting my PR to supercharge Xdebug's performance, Derick Rethans finally responded with detailed feedback. He's requested I break it into smaller parts, and I've rolled up my sleeves to start diving in today. Let's make it happen!
April 12, 2025 at 10:31 AM
Two months after submitting my PR to supercharge Xdebug's performance, Derick Rethans finally responded with detailed feedback. He's requested I break it into smaller parts, and I've rolled up my sleeves to start diving in today. Let's make it happen!
Looking forward to testing Jetbrains Junie once it becomes available for PhpStorm www.jetbrains.com/junie/
Junie, the coding agent by JetBrains
Delegate your tasks, focus on the results
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March 29, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Looking forward to testing Jetbrains Junie once it becomes available for PhpStorm www.jetbrains.com/junie/
I've been diving into Lovable, an AI-powered app-building platform, and the results are quite remarkable. Discover the full story in my latest blog post: www.linkedin.com/pulse/love-...
Love is in the air
Lately, I've had the need to create a couple of simple web apps, so I decided to try Lovable, a platform that's been making waves lately. It's rapidly growing—over 100K applications have already been created and deployed through it, which is quite impressive.
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March 24, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I've been diving into Lovable, an AI-powered app-building platform, and the results are quite remarkable. Discover the full story in my latest blog post: www.linkedin.com/pulse/love-...
I finally received a response from Derick Rethans regarding my PR to boost Xdebug's performance. He mentioned it's a significant change and needs more time to review it. He also asked for my patience. Stay tuned! 😄
March 14, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I finally received a response from Derick Rethans regarding my PR to boost Xdebug's performance. He mentioned it's a significant change and needs more time to review it. He also asked for my patience. Stay tuned! 😄
I have been testing using the MCP Server plugin to connect PHPStorm with Claude Desktop and, though it works and hints at a really useful tool, it still has too many rough edges to be a real alternative to Cursor
March 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I have been testing using the MCP Server plugin to connect PHPStorm with Claude Desktop and, though it works and hints at a really useful tool, it still has too many rough edges to be a real alternative to Cursor
Three weeks have ticked by since I opened the PR to turbocharge Xdebug's performance—still no meaningful response. Patience is a virtue, but it sure is frustrating. 😬
March 7, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Three weeks have ticked by since I opened the PR to turbocharge Xdebug's performance—still no meaningful response. Patience is a virtue, but it sure is frustrating. 😬
I tested Lovable and, despite some stuff requiring several iterations, I quickly built a nice-looking CV site with an admin section in a couple of hours. Manual creation would have taken much longer! Check it out: carlos-granados-cv.lovable.app/
March 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I tested Lovable and, despite some stuff requiring several iterations, I quickly built a nice-looking CV site with an admin section in a couple of hours. Manual creation would have taken much longer! Check it out: carlos-granados-cv.lovable.app/
To optimize your code, focus on sections that run very frequently. Concentrating your efforts there will yield the most benefit. Optimizing rarely executed sections usually provides minimal gains.
February 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
To optimize your code, focus on sections that run very frequently. Concentrating your efforts there will yield the most benefit. Optimizing rarely executed sections usually provides minimal gains.
Had a great time yesterday at the PHP UK conference and it was great to be able to say hi to people like @SlyFireFox @ACoulton @DaveLiddament @naderman, @craigfrancis and more. Hope you had a great time as well!
February 20, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Had a great time yesterday at the PHP UK conference and it was great to be able to say hi to people like @SlyFireFox @ACoulton @DaveLiddament @naderman, @craigfrancis and more. Hope you had a great time as well!
Meeting Daniel Terhorst-North, inventor of BDD and grandfather of all BDD tools like @BehatPHP
February 19, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Meeting Daniel Terhorst-North, inventor of BDD and grandfather of all BDD tools like @BehatPHP
Just arrived in the PHP UK conference, find me if you want to chat!
February 19, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Just arrived in the PHP UK conference, find me if you want to chat!
Thrilled with the boost in Xdebug's execution times I've achieved. Can't wait to hear Derrick's thoughts about this! 😅 Check it out: github.com/xdebug/xdeb...
Optimizing Xdebug Performance When Debugging is Inactive by carlos-granados · Pull Request #996 · xdebug/xdebug
When using Xdebug, enabling debug mode significantly impacts execution speed, often doubling the run time of code compared to when Xdebug is not loaded. This performance penalty occurs even if the ...
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February 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Thrilled with the boost in Xdebug's execution times I've achieved. Can't wait to hear Derrick's thoughts about this! 😅 Check it out: github.com/xdebug/xdeb...
Just touched down in London for the PHP UK conference this Wednesday! If you're attending and eager to dive into discussions about Xdebug, Behat, Rector, PHP Static Analysis Attributes, or anything else, let's connect! 😄
February 17, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Just touched down in London for the PHP UK conference this Wednesday! If you're attending and eager to dive into discussions about Xdebug, Behat, Rector, PHP Static Analysis Attributes, or anything else, let's connect! 😄
Just had my first PHPStan PR merged! Check it out: github.com/phpstan/php...
Do not report constructor unused parameter if class is an Attribute class by carlos-granados · Pull Request #3776 · phpstan/phpstan-src
When defining Attribute classes usually the constructor parameters are not used, as the values are retrieved using reflection.
This PR modifies the UnusedConstructorParametersRule class so that unu...
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February 16, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Just had my first PHPStan PR merged! Check it out: github.com/phpstan/php...
Reposted by Carlos Granados
Meanwhile, in 🇺🇲
February 15, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Meanwhile, in 🇺🇲
Do you also say "please" and "thank you" when using ChatGPT? 😂
February 15, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Do you also say "please" and "thank you" when using ChatGPT? 😂