Objects, Testing and Responsibility

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Argues that clear object responsibilities and tests make PHP code debuggable and maintainable, demonstrates PHP features (namespaces, traits, late static binding) and test tools (PHPUnit, Composer, AspectMock for legacy), shows surprising API counts on Eloquent models: 126 public methods with 0 private, builds an Authority library wired to an event dispatcher and unit tests that verify behavior, recommends composition over inheritance and acceptance tests first when facing legacy code, and reports tests keep package quality high.

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1. 0:00Start
2. 20:30EXAMPLE PLAIN CLASSES
3. 24:24DESIGN PATTERNS
4. 31:57COMPOSITION OVER INHERITANCE
5. 38:57BASE TESTS OFF ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA

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