--- title: "Bruce Wells (@PHPFUI) | Hashnode" description: "OO PHP Developer. Read the latest articles by Bruce Wells on Hashnode." url: "https://hashnode.com/@PHPFUI" --- @PHPFUI # Bruce Wells @PHPFUI · New York, NY · Joined January 2022 OO PHP Developer [Website](http://www.phpfui.com/) ## Comments [Excellent! A well performing web site requires both a strong understanding of PHP and best coding methods and a solid platform to run it on. Keep blogging, much appreciated!](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-php-fpm-and-why-companies-expect-juniors-to-understand-it/6948080ec5e5ddd234cd56e1/comment/6953f9996e9172023a201784) Comment · Article · Dec 30, 2025 · [What is PHP-FPM and why companies expect juniors to understand it](https://hashnode.com/posts/what-is-php-fpm-and-why-companies-expect-juniors-to-understand-it/6948080ec5e5ddd234cd56e1) [Really great write up on PHP-FPM. I always kind of knew what was involved, but this lays it out simply and understandable. One suggestion is to put next and previous links in your blog so people can easily read past or next articles. Seem my https://blog.phpfui.com/ blog. It approaches PHP from the developer side, but good to see the back end side as well.](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-php-fpm-actually-works-fastcgi-workers-and-process-pools/69526d4da1190d0570367721/comment/6953f8ae0365c90634156413) Comment · Article · Dec 30, 2025 · [How PHP-FPM Actually Works: FastCGI, Workers, and Process Pools](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-php-fpm-actually-works-fastcgi-workers-and-process-pools/69526d4da1190d0570367721) [Great article and well thought out ORM. I don't use JavaScript extensively and certainly not TypeScript, but TypeScript is obviously better than plain JS. I ended up with the same issues in PHP. The existing PHP ORMs are all bloated and slow. So I wrote my own that includes Active Records and an Active Table class. I have also implemented migrations, custom fields and relations, generated table descriptions (no manual configuration) and a lot of other functionality. You can check out the PHP code here: https://github.com/phpfui/orm It might give you a few ideas for your library.](https://hashnode.com/posts/announcing-a-new-typescript-orm/63dd6c70ee008fc21af28af4/comment/6716ded9e509ee6d25b256bd) Comment · Article · Oct 21, 2024 · [Announcing a new TypeScript ORM](https://hashnode.com/posts/announcing-a-new-typescript-orm/63dd6c70ee008fc21af28af4) [Angie Byron Agreed. Smart developers listen to users. Stupid software is created by stupid developers.](https://hashnode.com/posts/devex-friction-log-val-town/660aff0f2556011ca29dfafe/comment/660d707664188f2da3a4794d#reply-660da304d8476dd9a217df8a) Reply · Article · Apr 3, 2024 · [DevEx Friction Log: Val Town](https://hashnode.com/posts/devex-friction-log-val-town/660aff0f2556011ca29dfafe) [AWESOME post. As developers in general, it is extremely helpful to watch end users with no knowledge of a system try to use it. You learn so much. Also developers and other product people should be doing customer support (or shadowing support people) at least once a month. There is no such thing as a stupid user, only stupid developers.](https://hashnode.com/posts/devex-friction-log-val-town/660aff0f2556011ca29dfafe/comment/660d707664188f2da3a4794d) Comment · Article · Apr 3, 2024 · [DevEx Friction Log: Val Town](https://hashnode.com/posts/devex-friction-log-val-town/660aff0f2556011ca29dfafe) [This is a lot of work. I have done it in past, and it is a pain to update. I recommend https://www.wampserver.com/en/ Very easy to install and update. Just two words of warning. Create a separate directory for you websites, don't add it to the Wamp directory, or the next update will delete your website! Also take a SQL backup before you upgrade, so you can restore. It also wipes out database. But SO much easier than roll your own.](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-install-php-83-on-windows-1011/658533672de3dd00674c391f/comment/65af0118bdd99eda0d632ce5) Comment · Article · Jan 22, 2024 · [How to Install PHP 8.3 on Windows 10/11](https://hashnode.com/posts/how-to-install-php-83-on-windows-1011/658533672de3dd00674c391f) [I would add autoloader optimization. https://blog.phpfui.com/benchmarking-php-autoloaders](https://hashnode.com/posts/12-php-performance-optimization/64a6e804e1ef6be12a3d256f/comment/64ab6086a25b102014463a18) Comment · Article · Jul 10, 2023 · [12\. PHP Performance Optimization](https://hashnode.com/posts/12-php-performance-optimization/64a6e804e1ef6be12a3d256f) [Glad you liked the post. Coding should work like Alfred Hitchcock directed films. He had the entire film done in his head, every shot. Filming was just the tiresome process of capturing the images. The more you think about it, the easier it is to type is all out. Often with less typing!](https://hashnode.com/posts/zen-and-the-art-of-class-design/646a90a28390d0f6fd009d19/comment/649c6decc1bfca9aeae58bbd#reply-649c6f0d209eff9b1a1fae44) Reply · Article · Jun 28, 2023 · [Zen and The Art of Class Design](https://hashnode.com/posts/zen-and-the-art-of-class-design/646a90a28390d0f6fd009d19) [Glad you liked it. Working on some more posts to explain class design in more detail and how to keep things simple. Zen and the art of class design.](https://hashnode.com/posts/php-object-oriented-programming/643713574bf14e9a6a28fe01/comment/645c0cd0ddc45b5e40f77b7f#reply-645d2b9e02fa7b747ad6abd1) Reply · Article · May 11, 2023 · [PHP Object Oriented Programming](https://hashnode.com/posts/php-object-oriented-programming/643713574bf14e9a6a28fe01) [Really? Looks like PHPixie repos have not been updated in 5-6 years. Looks like a dead project to me. Say what you want about Laravel, but it is an active project.](https://hashnode.com/posts/which-php-framework-should-i-choose-laravel-or-phpixie/636cdfb72db9f068b77456df/comment/63a3bc30f7fa1fc0ce9eb6bf) Comment · Article · Dec 22, 2022 · [Which PHP framework should I choose: Laravel or PHPixie?](https://hashnode.com/posts/which-php-framework-should-i-choose-laravel-or-phpixie/636cdfb72db9f068b77456df)