Programming the new world

My PHP Traits talk at PHPBenelux Conference 2012

2012-02-02T15:35:25Z

This weekend (27-28 January 2012) I spoke again at the PHPBenelux Conference and what a sweet conference this is. An excellent line-up, great organizing and a wonderful networking opportunity. You should attend in 2013, if you are still doubting here are the reasons what made 2012 so special. Purpose of the entry Writing about this conference makes [...]

Zend Framework 2.0 Dependency Injection

2011-08-25T20:02:53Z

Dearest Zend Framework and PHP Addict, You know I always try to keep a close watch on the developments of Zend Framework 1.* and Zend Framework 2.0. Today I will blog about the Dependency Injection Component that is going to ship with ZF2.0. What is dependency Injection? You have been using dependency injection from the first time you [...]

Quality Assurance in PHP projects

2011-07-14T17:59:07Z

Hello my dearest Unit tester, My profession is assuring quality in IT projects. For this I implement systems at my client their work environments so that development teams can deliver the best code possible. I also give workshops and recently I gave one at PHPBenelux on Quality Assurance in PHP Projects. It was a 4 hour [...]

How I explained Object Oriented Programming to my wife.

2011-04-27T09:54:07Z

The other day I had to interview a lot of PHP developers for my role as team lead in this ultra cool Belgacom Project. I interviewed many and on their resumes they all looked to be very proficient and have a lot of years of experience. One of the things I was looking for were [...]

Mastering Namespaces in PHP at PHPBenelux Conference

2011-02-02T09:11:43Z

On Saturday 29th January I held my Mastering Namespaces in PHP presentation at the PHPBenelux Conference. The second edition of this awesome conference has put the conference on the European map as a classic must-go-to. The ratings are through the roof! See what attendees are saying: “already the best conference of the year” “Great conference! The best i [...]

Zend Framework 2.0 Cookbook

2011-01-28T20:49:00Z

Hello my dearest reader, You have probably heard about a PHP framework called Zend Framework. If you haven’t, you break my heart. It is the coolest thing on the block. Already it has been around for a couple of years and has proven its value in almost all enterprise applications World Wide. Some use it as a [...]

Attend my presentation at the PHPBenelux 2011 conference

2010-11-22T09:17:00Z

Hi ladies and gents, I am happy to announce I will be speaking at PHPBenelux Conference 2011. That means you will learn something about namespaces in PHP. If you never worked with them before or aren’t feeling very confident using them, attend this presentation. Namespaces are a crucial tool that should be found in every PHP developers [...]

How I won the book “You want to do what with PHP”

2010-11-17T08:49:40Z

Yesterday I received the news I was the lucky winner of the book “You want to do what with PHP” by Kevin Schroeder. Kevin works for Zend Technologies as a Technology Evangelist and is also the co-author of The IBM i Programmer’s Guide to PHP. The book “You want to do what with PHP” has what I would [...]

PHPUnit Training Course for free

2010-11-05T09:06:49Z

Today is an awesome day my dear fellow programmers. Today is the day I decide to freely distribute the first couple of pages of the PHPUnit workshop I have been giving for some time now. It is a workshop that builds a small demo application the Test Driven Development way. The reason I open this workshop [...]

PHP 5.3.3 Namespaces

2010-07-24T08:31:06Z

Purpose of the entry With PHP5.3.3 recently released I really feel it is time that php developers are taking namespaces seriously. If you don’t I guarantee you will be out of a job within five years. Namespaces are a fundamental part of the future of PHP. The big frameworks like Symfony and Zend Framework have [...]