Programming the new world

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 [...]

Dutch PHP Conference 2010 (#dpc10)

2010-06-14T18:49:03Z

More Photographs / enlarge Purpose of the entry For those who don’t know me, I always do a small write-up on each conference I attend (it is to persuade all you non-attendees to be there next year and maybe say hello). This write-up will be on an incredible event packed with lots of interesting topics, relaxing atmosphere, interesting [...]

#PHPUK2010 aka PHP Uk Conference 2010

2010-06-14T19:51:18Z

Short review on the excellent PHP UK Conference 2010

Zend Framework Form : Mastering Decorators

2009-08-24T14:13:02Z

Hi dear reader, today I am presenting you a workshop on how to master the Zend Framework form decorators. I hope after taking a look at the code examples and explanations it all comes together and you will have a good understanding on how to use them. Once you understand them you will start to love them, as [...]

Zend Framework 1.8 Workshop

2009-06-25T17:44:15Z

Hello Everybody, today I gave a workshop at Skynet Belgacom on how to use the new features in Zend Framework: Zend_Application and Zend_Tool. Also a quick overview on how to use a DAO to separate the database from the model. The DAO and the model are kept very basic so everybody attending the workshop could understand [...]

Scalable Web Applications

2009-06-23T07:57:23Z

Purpose of the entry On Saturday June 13th 2009 I attended a talk by Eli White on Scalable web applications. Eli White previously worked at digg.com and now holds the position PHP Community Manager & DevZone Editor-in-Chief at Zend Technologies. When you hear him talk you immediately notice he has a high knowledge on programming, good [...]

Opening keynote by Andrei Zmievski at DPC09 – The evolution of PHP

2009-06-19T06:23:15Z

Purpose of the entry On Friday June 12th 2009 the Dutch PHP Conference started with a small introduction by Cal Evans, director of PCE at Ibuildings and previous editor-in-Chief of DevZone at Zend, Inc. Cal welcomed us all at the third edition of what will become one of the major players concerning php conferences in Europe. The [...]

Zend Framework 1.8 Workshop at the Dutch PHP Conference 09

2009-06-25T08:51:32Z

Purpose of the entry On Thursday June 11th 2009 I attended a workshop on the very (dare I say the most) popular PHP framework: Zend Framework (ZF). I will share my experience in this entry and try to give you a quick overview on the tips I found most interesting. Overview General experience Components Resources Closing notes General experience If you follow Matthew Weier [...]

IE8 Accelerator Tutorial

2009-03-18T19:48:21Z

Goal of this article This article will describe what a accelerator is and how to implement one for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). What is a accelerator According to answers.com ‘to accelerate’ means : ‘To increase the speed of’; ‘To reduce the time required’. And that is exactly what Microsoft intended. Imagine yourself reading a webpage about an hotel and [...]

Webslice for IE8 Tutorial

2009-03-18T19:48:35Z

Goal of this article This article will describe what a webslice is and how to implement one for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8). What is a webslice Web Slices are snippets of the entire web page that a user can subscribe to. Web Slices will be kept updated by the browser automatically, and can be viewed directly from the Favorites [...]