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These days it seems like everyone and their dog wants to "quit the daily grind" and, in some form or other, start their own business. One of the most talked about options is being a freelancer. Problem is, an employed and self-employed mindset aren't the same. And if you're not careful, you'll likely fail as a freelancer, in spite of all your enthusiasm and skills.

As software developers you should use coding standards. In today's post, learn how to enforce the PSR-1 and PSR-2 coding standards with PHPStorm.

Want an easy way to configure caching in ZF2 applications? Today's shows you how with a little-known option StorageCacheAbstractServiceFactory.

Do you need access to a service from the ServiceManager in a custom Controller Plugin you're creating? Today's tutorial shows you just how to do it, in a testable and documentable way.

In this tutorial, we see how to use abstract factories to configure the ServiceManager in Zend Framework 2. It's one of the simplest approaches available.

I've been a software developer for close on 14 years now. But for only a precious few moments during those

In today's tutorial, we're going to learn how to retrieve and display an Instagram photostream in Zend Framework 2.

Need an app to write for the web, focus only on your words; which exports to multiple formats and be backed up anywhere? Hello DraftIn!

If you want to change a layout for one or all actions in a controller, how do you do it without overriding the layout globally? Today's post shows how.

Want to improve Zend Framework 2 performance with minimal effort? If so, come learn about the ClassMap autoloader.