Gatsby is a free and open source framework based on React that helps developers build blazing fast websites and apps.

What they have to say …

• Go Beyond Static Websites. Get all the benefits of static websites with none of the limitations. Gatsby sites are fully functional React apps so you can create high-quality, dynamic web apps, from blogs to e-commerce sites to user dashboards.
• Use a Modern Stack for Every Site. No matter where the data comes from, Gatsby sites are built using React and GraphQL. Build a uniform workflow for you and your team, regardless of whether the data is coming from the same backend.
• Load Data From Anywhere. Gatsby pulls in data from any data source, whether it’s Markdown files, a headless CMS like Contentful or WordPress, or a REST or GraphQL API. Use source plugins to load your data, then develop using Gatsby’s uniform GraphQL interface.
• Performance Is Baked In. Ace your performance audits by default. Gatsby automates code splitting, image optimization, inlining critical styles, lazy-loading, and prefetching resources, and more to ensure your site is fast — no manual tuning required.
• Host at Scale for Pennies. Gatsby sites don’t require servers so you can host your entire site on a CDN for a fraction of the cost of a server-rendered site. Many Gatsby sites can be hosted entirely free on services like GitHub Pages and Netlify.

What I have to say …

While researching some popular static site generation tools, GatsbyJS comes up often. I have played with NuxtJS and Hugo in the past, but what I REALLY like about GatsbyJS is the plugin / modular system. You can build your website with plain-old React and CSS styles, but make your development more efficient by adding node_modules.

Also being able to import any data source with ease, using GraphQL, is amazing. And when it comes to content management, you can easily hook a headless WordPress or Drupal setup into the mix and consume their REST APIs :)

I am not switching my own website to GatsbyJS anytime soon, but its another tool in my toolbox for future project consideration !

There are many tutorials on Youtube about getting started, maybe something to consider for the next freetime testdrive ;) Enjoy …

GatsbyJS @ Github

A runtime developer console, interactive debugger and REPL for PHP.

• PsySH can be used as an interactive debugger, much like JavaScript’s debugger statement, saving you from endless var_dump() and die() iterations. Just drop this line in where you’d like to have a breakpoint: eval(\Psy\sh());
• PsySH has tab completion for variable names, functions, classes, methods, properties, and even files! Just start typing, then hit [tab]. But you probably already guessed that.
• Most PHP shells are terrible at namespaces. PsySH does just what you’d expect.
• Have a question about a core PHP function? Try doc array_map. Want to read the documentation for an object property? Run doc $response->statusTexts.
• The list command knows all about your code — and everyone else’s. Easily list and search all variables, constants, classes, interfaces, traits, functions, methods and properties.
• Easily show the source code for any userland object, class, interface, trait, constant, method or property.
• No worries, PsySH has your back. We caught it for you, and made it available via the wtf command.
• Show, search, save and replay your shell history.
• and much more :)

Integrations

• CakePHP: cake console
• CiviCRM: cv cli
• CodeIgniter: craftsman console
• Drupal: drush php, drupal shell
• Emacs: psysh.el
• eZ Publish: ezsh
• Grav: bin/plugin psysh shell
• Jupyter: Jupyter-PHP
• Laravel/Lumen: artisan tinker
• Magento: magerun console
• MediaWiki: php maintenance/shell.php
• Pantheon CLI: terminus cli console
• Phalcon: phalcon console
• SilverStripe: sliver
• Symfony: sf1-psysh-bootstrap
• Symfony2: PsyshBundle, symfony-repl
• WordPress: wp-cli shell
• Yii 2: yii shell
• Zend Framework 1: zf1-psysh
• Zend Framework 2: PsyshModule

Github
Website

A nice set of CSS3 Animations that can be easily used to spice up your design.

The animations can be triggered through Javascript, jQuery and the timings can be tweaked through pure CSS. The package also provides gulp, so that you can tweak every aspect easily.

Demo
Github

“After Meltdown, Spectre, and Foreshadow, we discovered more critical vulnerabilities in modern processors. The ZombieLoad attack allows stealing sensitive data and keys while the computer accesses them. While programs normally only see their own data, a malicious program can exploit the fill buffers to get hold of secrets currently processed by other running programs. These secrets can be user-level secrets, such as browser history, website content, user keys, and passwords, or system-level secrets, such as disk encryption keys.” – zombieloadattack.com

There seems to be a new security related story every day. Read about the latest CPU related issues at CPU.fail.

Composercat is a comprehensive GUI for the Composer package manager, designed both for professionals and people taking their first steps with Composer.

A nice entry point for everyone that is afraid of the console. The GUI application is currently in beta and available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

“Composer is a tool for dependency management in PHP. It allows you to declare the libraries your project depends on and it will manage (install/update) them for you.”

Composercat
Composer