Are you really going to need that abstraction?

Interfaces are a great tool for writing maintainable applications, but it is possible to go "too far" with abstraction. Or maybe, it's a bad use of time to write an abstraction up front before you really know you need it. We discuss some trade-offs and examples.(00:00) - Life before interfaces in PHP (02:30) - Going too far with interfaces (04:45) - A discussion with payment gateways (07:30) - Abstracting the database as another trap (09:15) - Laravel makes good use of interfaces (10:05) - Silly bit Need some perspective on your Laravel project? We offer a code review service. Get in touch to learn more.