Introduction # It’s 3:00 AM. Your pager (or Slack) is screaming. A TypeError just brought down the checkout process in production. The cause? A variable that everyone assumed was an instance of User was actually null, slipping past your unit tests because that specific edge case wasn’t mocked.
The debate between PHPStorm and VS Code has settled into a comfortable truce. While JetBrains offers an incredible out-of-the-box experience, Visual Studio Code (VS Code) has become the weapon of choice for developers who crave customization, speed, and a lightweight footprint.
