--- title: Best stitcher.io posts — August 2024 | daily.dev description: The most upvoted stitcher.io posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. canonical: https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of/2024/08 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:url: https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of/2024/08 og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Best stitcher.io posts — August 2024 | daily.dev og:description: The most upvoted stitcher.io posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community. og:image: https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/s--VAY5ToZt--/f_auto/v1724209435/public/daily.dev%20-%20open%20graph --- # Best of stitcher.io — August 2024 1. 1 [](https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-write-code-the-way-i-used-to-2k1o9pbri "I don't write code the way I used to") Article stitcher.io · 2y I don't write code the way I used to A seasoned programmer shares reflections on how their coding approach has evolved over the past decade. Key changes include a move away from abstractions, embracing a functional programming mindset, struggling but persisting with testing, opting for readability over shorthand efficiency, and the importance of static analysis tools. Despite the quirks, they continue to find value in using PHP. 180 12 2. 2 [](https://daily.dev/posts/php-8-4-at-least-utft3o3e0 "PHP 8.4 at least") Article stitcher.io · 2y PHP 8.4 at least Tempest will require PHP 8.4 due to significant upcoming changes, like property hooks. The author believes in leveraging the initial flexibility of open-source projects to embrace new features early, pushing the community to stay current with PHP versions, and deliberately slowing initial adoption to manage quality and feedback effectively. 161 4 [See all stitcher.io archives](/sources/stitcher/best-of) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of/2024/08#page","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of/2024/08","name":"Best stitcher.io Posts — August 2024","description":"The most upvoted stitcher.io posts from August 2024, curated by the daily.dev community.","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","url":"https://daily.dev"}},{"@type":"ItemList","@id":"https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of/2024/08#items","numberOfItems":2,"itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/i-don-t-write-code-the-way-i-used-to-2k1o9pbri","name":"I don't write code the way I used to"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"url":"https://daily.dev/posts/php-8-4-at-least-utft3o3e0","name":"PHP 8.4 at least"}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sources","item":"https://daily.dev/sources"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"stitcher.io","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"Best of","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/stitcher/best-of"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":5,"name":"August 2024"}]}]} ```