Technical Writing - Is It A Worthy Role?
In software development most of the limelight usually goes to the developers, contributors, and project maintainers. But are other tasks — especially documentation — any less worthy?
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How To Translate Content With The Translate ViewHelper
You want to make your site available in a wide array of different languages, well, at least 2 — how do you do it? Zend Framework provides Internationalisation (I18N) support and the translate viewHelper to handle this for you quickly and simply. In today’s post, we step through how to set up translations and use them in view templates.
The Birth Of A New Screencasts Site
This is a post I’ve been meaning to write for some time. It makes sense as it’s a business I’ve
Simple Form Rendering with The FormRow Helper
The formRow view helper renders the label, element, and errors, based on the element passed to it. Let’s have a quick look at how it works.
4 Key Aspects of Being a Freelancer
For as long as I can remember, I’ve just ‘wanted to be my own man’. The feeling’s never left me,
Can you truly work remotely with an iPad?
Over the course of my 4 week holiday in Australia I decided to conduct an experiment: Can I successfully create tech content whilst on the road, with nothing more than an iPad and an Apple bluetooth keyboard? Here’s the results of the experiment.
5 Steps to a Great Tech Post
In this post you’ll learn what it takes to write a great tech blog post — in 5 simple steps.
How to Self-Publish a Book
Recently I dateed my first book, Zend Framework 2 Foundations and I’m really excited. Not only is it on my
Zend Framework 2 for Beginners is Ready
Whether you’re completely new to Zend Framework, have experience in other PHP frameworks, such as Symfony, CodeIgniter, Laravel, Kohana and FuelPHP or have a background in other, MVC-based frameworks, get the book that teaches you what you need to know to develop successfully with Zend Framework 2.
How to Understand the Freelance Mindset
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.