Timo Körber
CTO, Laravel Developer & Clean Coding Trainer
Gießen, Germany
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I'm a PHP & Laravel developer, software architect, and CTO with over 23 years of experience in web development.
My focus is on building clean, maintainable, and sustainable software with PHP and Laravel, with a strong emphasis on software architecture, Clean Code, Developer Experience, efficient workflows, and modern AI-assisted development.
Beyond writing code, I'm an experienced conference speaker, author, and Clean Coding trainer. For over a decade, I've been sharing my knowledge at conferences, meetups, and workshops, covering topics such as PHP, Laravel, software architecture, refactoring, and modern development practices.
I'm also an active open-source contributor, developing and maintaining Laravel packages that turn recurring development challenges into simple, reusable solutions.
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Clean Coding - 10+ Techniques To Clean Your PHP Code
Among many developers Clean Coding is often considered an unnecessary, annoying task, which is added on top of the already exhausting process of programming. "The feature works fine, why do I need to clean it up?“ is a common reaction when asking the developers to optimize their code. The consequence is unreadable code, that is hard to maintain, software that is full of bugs and angry co-workers that need to work overtime, because everything takes longer than it should.
In my presentation I will talk about the importance of Clean Code in Web-Development and provide some practical examples of modern PHP techniques to refactor your PHP-Code to significantly enhance its readability, understandability and maintainability.
You will learn
- cool new PHP features for more effienct code
- techniques to improve readability of your code
- how architecture can clean your code
- how to develop a Clean-Coding-Mindset
Clean Coding - 10+ Techniques to Clean Your PHP Code
The feature works. The tests pass. So why bother cleaning up the code?
Let's face it: Clean Code often feels like extra work. When deadlines are tight and features need to be shipped, readability and maintainability tend to take a back seat. But what seems like a shortcut today can quickly turn into technical debt tomorrow, making even small changes unnecessarily complicated, frustrating, and time-consuming.
In this talk, we'll explore why Clean Code matters and how small, thoughtful improvements can make a huge difference in the long run.
Through real-world PHP examples and step-by-step refactorings, I'll demonstrate 10+ practical techniques to reduce complexity, improve readability, and make your code easier to understand, maintain, and extend.
No endless theory, no unrealistic perfectionism. Just practical Clean Coding techniques you can apply to your PHP projects right away.
PHP Enums... on Steroids!!!
Since PHP 8.1, we can use Enums in our PHP projects. But how many developers are actually taking advantage of them? Many are still unaware of the benefits of enums, and even those who are using them are not fully exploiting their potential. In my presentation, I will refactor an entire project using Enums to explain their advantages and possible applications. This will illustrate how enums can elevate the developer experience and enhance the overall quality of our projects.
Introduction to Filament - The Laravel-Admin-Panel
The PHP-Framework Filament not only provides a modern UI and a very extensive variety of features and components but also enables perfect, seamless integration into any Laravel project. As a developer, you benefit from an outstanding developer experience, similar to what you're accustomed to in the Laravel universe by now. In this talk, I will give an introduction to Filament, explain the basic components, and show how fast you can build a robust, extensive Administration-Panel within half an hour.
Clean Coding - 10+ Techniques to Clean Your PHP Code
Among many developers Clean Coding is often considered an unnecessary, annoying task, which is added on top of the already exhausting process of programming. "The feature works fine, why do I need to clean it up?“ is a common reaction when asking the developers to optimize their code. The consequence is unreadable code, that is hard to maintain, software that is full of bugs and angry co-workers that need to work overtime, because everything takes longer than it should.
In my presentation I will talk about the importance of Clean Code in Web-Development and provide some practical examples of modern PHP techniques to refactor your PHP-Code to significantly enhance its readability, understandability and maintainability.
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