Thiago Costa

Senior Backend Engineer

Thiago Costa is a senior backend engineer from Brazil who designs features and microservices with PHP, Laravel and Go, applying SOLID principles, domain-driven design and test-driven development. He holds a degree in Information Systems from Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL) and has worked with BEON.tech since 2023, where he also mentors teammates through code reviews. He wrote the blog's guide to moving from legacy to modern PHP.

Areas of Expertise

AWSPHPLaravelGoVue.jsRabbitMQMicroservicesDomain-Driven DesignTDDGitLabCI/CD

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems from Instituto Federal de Alagoas (IFAL). Certifications include AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, GitLab Certified Associate, and Cambridge English Advanced (CEFR C1).

Articles by Thiago Costa

Software Engineering

PHP Development 101: From Legacy to Modern PHP

For many years, PHP has been one of the most popular programming languages for web development. In fact, some estimates suggest that PHP powers around 70% of all websites. Why? This popularity can be attributed to two main factors: However, over the past decade, other solutions such as Node.js and Golang have emerged, promising a…

Thiago Costa Oct 3, 2024 7 min read

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