Roland Golla from Never Code Alone invited me to present PhpCodeArcheology live on his YouTube channel. I was glad to accept — not just because I enjoy talking about the tool, but because Never Code Alone is exactly the kind of community work that matters.
What is Never Code Alone?
Never Code Alone is an initiative founded by Roland Golla to advance software quality in the PHP ecosystem. Workshops, meetups, live coding sessions on YouTube — all focused on testing, refactoring, and static analysis. Events charge a small participation fee that goes entirely to social projects, with over EUR 25,000 raised so far. Roland is also an advocate for mental health in the tech industry.
The Video
In this session, I present PhpCodeArcheology — what the tool does, why I built it, and how it differs from classical static analysis tools like PHPStan or Psalm.
What We Cover
- Why classical static analysis falls short when you want to assess your project’s architecture
- What PhpCodeArcheology measures with over 60 metrics at file, class, and method level
- The Health Score as a single number for your codebase’s structural health
- Git integration: churn analysis and hotspot detection
- MCP support — how AI assistants can query analysis results directly
- Live demo on real code
Community Matters
Roland’s invitation reflects what Never Code Alone is about: an open space where PHP developers can share their tools and ideas — no conference ticket, no paywall. That kind of exchange benefits the entire community.
If you’re interested in PHP quality and open source, check out the Never Code Alone YouTube channel. Or join one of their free events.
Links
- Video: PhpCodeArcheology on Never Code Alone
- Never Code Alone: nevercodealone.de
- PhpCodeArcheology: GitHub | Documentation