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PHP Programming Task

In order to be considered for the PHP position, you must complete the following task.

Note: This task should take no longer than 1-3 hours at the most.

Prerequisites

  • Experience with PHP frameworks (Laravel, Symfony, Fuel, Zend, Yii, etc.)
  • Understanding of CSS frameworks and grid systems (Bootstrap, Pure, etc.)
  • Database knowledge (MySQL, MongoDB, Postgres, etc.)

Task

  1. Fork this repository
  2. Create a source folder to contain your code.
  3. In the source directory, please create a PHP web application using a framework (Laravel, Symfony, Fuel, Zend, Yii, etc.)
  4. Your application should accomplish the following:
  • Connect to the Github API
  • Find the nodejs/node repository
  • Find the 25 most recent commits
  • Create a model and store the 25 most recent commits in the database. Make sure to avoid any duplicates.
  • Create a basic template and utilize a CSS framework (Bootstrap, Pure, etc.)
  • Create a route and view which displays the recent commits by author from the database.
  • If the commit hash ends in a number, color that row light blue (#E6F1F6).

Once Complete

  1. Create a SETUP.md in the base directory with setup instructions.
  2. Send us a pull request, we will review your code and get back to you

Key Points We Are Looking For

  • Demonstration of core MVC patterns
  • Quality commit history
  • Ability to use libraries
  • Ability to create basic model and retrieve information from the databse

Bonus Points

While not required any of the following will add some major bonus points to your submission:

  • Setup an asset pipeline with Gulp, Grunt, etc.
  • Use Angular
  • Use Bower
  • Use Composer
  • Utilize a vagrant box
  • Create a set of provsioning scripts with Puppet, Chef, Ansible, etc.

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