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# What is Chevere?
Chevere is a strictly typed PHP development library that provides essential tooling to build high-quality applications. It emphasizes clean code principles, robust type safety, and leverages modern PHP 8+ features.
💡 The term chévere is widely used in Latin America to mean cool/awesome in Spanish-speaking countries.
# Core concepts
# Clean & Typed
Chevere follows Clean Code principles, focusing on creating code that is easy to understand, modify, and maintain.
# Extensible
Chevere offers a vast collection of packages that provide the flexibility to create a wide range of systems with a consistent know-how.
# Modern & High quality
Built entirely for PHP 8, Chevere uses cutting-edge features while adhering to strict quality standards as detailed in the quality guidelines.
# Tested
Chevere undergoes rigorous testing, including extensive code coverage and mutation testing, as detailed in the testing guidelines.
# Who makes Chevere?
Chevere is driven by Chevereto (opens new window) and developed by its creator, Rodolfo Berrios (opens new window).
# Sponsors
- JetBrains (opens new window) provides software licensing.
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