PHP 5.5.9+ adds the new static `class` property which provides the fully qualified class name. This is preferred over using class name strings as these references are checked by the parser.
Shift automatically applies the Laravel coding style - which uses the PSR-2 coding style as a base with some minor additions. You may customize the adopted coding style by adding your own [PHP CS Fixer][1] `.php_cs` config file to your project root. Feel free to use [Shift's Laravel ruleset][2] to help you get started. [1]: https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/PHP-CS-Fixer [2]: https://gist.github.com/laravel-shift/cab527923ed2a109dda047b97d53c200