In our last post, we integrated our stat and equipment system into our character class and serializers, allowing us to assign and remove equipment pieces from our characters. However, it is current...

In our last post, we added jobs to our application, allowing us to control the growth rate of our characters’ stats based on which job they’d chosen. This week we’ll implement those stats and build...

In our last post, we setup our experience points system, allowing our characters to level based on the number of experience points they’ve gained. This week, we’ll begin creating the various stats ...

In our last post, we set up our initial serializers and views for our Character model. Today, we’ll start adding features to our Character model, focusing on setting up an experience point and leve...

In our last post, we stepped through the initial setup process for building an RPG using Django and Django Rest Framework. Today, we will be creating a serializer for our Character model and creati...

One of my favorite exercises when learning a new language is building out a simple, text-based RPG battle system. I tend to follow object-oriented programming (OOP) patterns, and RPGs lend themselv...

An important– and often overlooked –aspect of any developer’s set of skills is their ability to interact and work well with others. Throughout my career, I’ve worked on several teams that consisten...

In the first two parts of this series, we set up a private composer repository, got it up and running on GitHub Pages, and laid the foundation for automatic updates using GitHub Workflows. In this ...

A core goal of any DevOps configuration is to minimize the time spent on repetitive, predictable and easily performed tasks through automation. In our article on Creating a Private Composer Reposit...

If your organization has internal PHP packages that need to be distributed, but you don’t feel comfortable hosting them on Packagist, hosting your own private composer repository can be a good solu...