Blog

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

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.

In part 3 of this series on \Zend\Db\Sql\Select in Zend Framework 2 We cover the constructor, columns function, aliases and expressions, finishing up with limit and order functions. Come wind up the series in style.

In part two of the \Zend\Db\Sql\Select series, we create inner, outer, left and right joins as well as union queries with ease. Come learn more about building queries simply, effectively and easily in your every day applications with Zend Framework 2.