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Javascript

Javascript Object and ArrayArticleThis document describes the behaviors of Object and Array in Javascript, and a specific approach to their use which produces basically reasonable language behavior.Javascript PitfallsArticleThis document discusses pitfalls and flaws in the Javascript language, and how to avoid, work around, or at least understand them.

Phabricator Lore

Phabricator Project HistoryArticleA riveting tale of adventure. In this document, I refer to worldly and sophisticated engineer Evan Priestley as "I", which is only natural as I am he.Why does Phabricator need so many databases?ArticlePhabricator uses about 60 databases (and we may have added more by the time you read this document). This sometimes comes as a surprise, since you might assume it would only use one database.

PHP

PHP PitfallsArticleThis document discusses difficult traps and pitfalls in PHP, and how to avoid, work around, or at least understand them.

Revision Control and Code Review

Recommendations on BranchingArticleProject recommendations on how to organize branches.Recommendations on Revision ControlArticleProject recommendations on how to organize revision control.Writing Reviewable CodeArticleProject recommendations on how to structure changes.

Sundries

Please Please PleaseArticlePlease read this document.Things You Should Do NowArticleDescribes things you should do now when building software, because the cost to do them increases over time and eventually becomes prohibitive or impossible.Things You Should Do SoonArticleDescribes things you should start thinking about soon, because scaling will be easier if you put a plan in place.Things You Should Do Soon: Static ResourcesArticleOver time, you'll write more JS and CSS and eventually need to put systems in place to manage it.