php[architect] magazine has officially announced the release of their last issue for 2016: the December 2016 edition - "Scrutinizing Your Tests":

The twelfth issue of 2016 is now available! This month we look at how to write good tests with Behat and using Test Driven Development. This issue also includes articles on using HTTPlug to decouple your HTTP Client, Decoupled Blocks with Drupal and JavaScript. Our columnists have articles on writing a Chat bot, advice on securing your application’s secrets, making better bug reports, respecting diversity, and a look back at 2016.

This issue includes articles like:

• "Strangler Pattern, Part Three: the Rhythm of Test-Driven Development" (Edward Barnard)
• "Decoupled Blocks with Drupal 8 and JavaScript Frameworks" (Matt Davis)
• "Leveling Up: Building Better Bug Reports" (David Stockton)
• "Community Corner: Focus on What We Have in Common" (Cal Evans)

And, as always, they provide a free article so you can get a feel for the content of the magazine. This month's talks about Behat by Konstantin Kudryashov. You can pick up a copy of your own directly from the php[architect] site.