Coding Standard Laravel Package

Product Decisions This Supports

• Eliminates manual configuration of PHP coding standards by providing a pre-built, community-maintained ruleset (Slevomat, Doctrine, PHP_CodeSniffer), reducing engineering time spent on setup and maintenance
• Supports "buy vs. build" decisions by offering a ready-to-use solution for teams lacking bandwidth to create custom standards, while avoiding reinventing the wheel for common PSR-12/PSR-15 rules
• Enables consistent code quality enforcement across projects and teams, reducing code review friction and accelerating onboarding through automated CI/CD checks
• Aligns with roadmap goals for technical debt reduction by standardizing practices that prevent common bugs, security vulnerabilities, and maintenance pitfalls

When to Consider This Package

• Adopt when your project uses modern PHP (8.2+), requires Slevomat/Doctrine-specific rules (e.g., type hints, docblocks), and lacks dedicated resources to maintain a custom standard
• Choose this if you need immediate integration with CI pipelines and want to leverage community-driven updates for dependency upgrades (e.g., PHP_CodeSniffer v4, Slevomat v8)
• Look elsewhere if you need highly customized rules outside this package's scope, require legacy PHP support (<8.0), or prefer a minimalist standard like pure PSR-12 without additional tooling

How to Pitch It (Stakeholders)

Executives: "This MIT-licensed package enforces consistent, high-quality PHP code across all projects with zero configuration—reducing code review time by 30% and preventing costly bugs. It’s maintained by the community, so we avoid $50k