Blog

Here is a collection of articles that I have written about software development, software testing, DevOps, and developer education.

Do you need to use different elements of a Zend Form, in multiple locations? Are you keen to reuse the same form class and avoid code duplication but don't know how? Come learn about validation groups.

Are PHP's magic methods worth using? When you use them, can you truly write testable code? Let's explore one side of the argument today.

Are TableGateways too hard to implement in Zend Framework 2? Too hard to justify the effort? That's what I was asked recently. So I've written this post to show why they're not, and how they bring great flexibility, when implemented correctly.

What’s the difference between a business owner and a technologist. In this post, I explore the difference.

I wrote recently, that after my most recent experience on Windows, specifically Windows 7.

Do you need to mock objects in your Zend Framework 2 applications and find PHPUnit unintuitive, even difficult? If so, come and learn Mockery instead.

Git Interactive Rebasing is a powerful, and somewhat controversial feature. In this post, I set out what it is and why it’s an excellent tool to use.

This week we look at two of the prevailing Git development workflows: GitFlow and GitHub Flow, weighing up the pros and cons of each.

In today's tutorial we look at a simple way of rendering CSV output in Zend Framework 2, using only a View Template and Controller Action. We see just how easy it is to generate content and send it to the browser, instead of rendering a standard .pthml template.

In today's post, we look at more HTML5 Form fields in Zend Framework 2: Month, Range, Color, Week and Number, as well as element properties and attributes. Come look around more of the great new elements available.