Matthew Setter (Matthew is an experienced software engineer and online educator who's helped thousands learn software development through his tutorials and online courses.)

Tue, Sep 9, 2014

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

Tue, Sep 2, 2014

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.

Mon, Aug 25, 2014

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.

Tue, Aug 19, 2014

Enforcing PSR 1 & 2 in PHPStorm

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.

Wed, Aug 6, 2014

Easy Cache Configuration With StorageCacheAbstractServiceFactory

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

Wed, Jul 30, 2014

Accessing ServiceManager Services in Controller Plugins

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.

Wed, Jul 23, 2014

Configuring the ServiceManager with Abstract Factories

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.