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# Sebastian Bergmann | The PHP Consulting Company

Sebastian Bergmann Co-Founder and Principal Consultant Sebastian Bergmann is the creator of PHPUnit , the industry-standard testing framework that has significantly advanced the professionalism of PHP software development. A recognized expert, he shares his extensive knowledge through publications , presentations , and podcasts . As founding partner of and consultant with The PHP Consulting Company (thePHP.cc), he assists teams in adopting PHPUnit , optimizing its use , refining development workflows , and writing more testable code . Sebastian Bergmann was involved in the founding of the PHP Foundation and, as a member of the board, helps shape its work. He promotes Open Source in the university environment in the Open Source Software (AK OSS) working group of the German Informatics Society. Beyond his professional contributions, he actively supports Open Source projects, enjoys board games, and indulges in retrocomputing with his Amiga 1200. Follow Sebastian on Mastodon . Key Topics PHPUnit , Test Automation , Open Source , PHP , PHP Stack, Development Tools , Dependency Management, Characterization Tests , Test-Driven Development , Type Safety Book Publications PHP 7 Explained with Arne Blankerts and Stefan Priebsch, thePHP.cc Press, 2016 Softwarequalität in PHP-Projekten, 2. Auflage with Stefan Priebsch, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2013 Integrating PHP Projects with Jenkins O’Reilly, 2011 Real-World Solutions for Developing High-Quality PHP Frameworks and Applications with Stefan Priebsch, Wrox, 2011 Softwarequalität in PHP-Projekten with Stefan Priebsch, Carl Hanser Verlag, 2010 PHP kurz und gut with Rasmus Lerdorf and Garvin Hicking, O’Reilly, 2006 PHPUnit kurz und gut O’Reilly, 2006 PHPUnit Pocket Guide O’Reilly, 2005 Professionelle Softwareentwicklung mit PHP 5 dpunkt.verlag, 2005 Presentations (Selection) Presentation More presentations Presentation More presentations Video Video Articles (Selection) Article PCOV or Xdebug? More articles Article PHP_CodeSniffer or PHP-CS-Fixer? More articles Article Testing Keeps Me From Getting Things Done More articles Article Do not mock what you do not own More articles