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Wed, May 15, 2013

Zend Framework 2 - Hydrators, Models and the TableGateway Pattern

Synopsis

Zend Framework 2 comes packed with an assortment of new features and functionality and greatly streamlines how common scenarios, such as interacting with datasources and application configuration and caching are implemented.

Whether it’s the new HTML5 form elements and view helpers, the new implementation of Zend\Http, the Service Manager, the Event Manager or that Modules are now first-class citizens - you can’t help but see that it’s bursting at the seams.

Tue, Mar 12, 2013

5 Reasons Coding Standards Are Essential

Whenever you’re developing web applications, are you consistent, do you apply a coding standard? Do you and your team have an agreed upon coding standard? If you don’t, you’re asking for trouble. Here’s Why

Wed, Jan 30, 2013

Zend ServiceManager - Web Application Development Simplified

The Zend ServiceManager simplifies the web application development process by making configuration a breeze. In this, the 4th post introducing Zend Framework 2, you will learn what the ServiceManager is how to use it and how it simplifies applicaiton development time.

Wed, Jan 2, 2013

Zend Framework 2 Modules - The Application's Heart

Zend Framework 2 Modules - The Application's Heart

If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.

It’s a really exciting time at the moment with Zend Framework 2 gaining so much traction, after being stable for some time now.

Though I and countless others really enjoyed the 1.x series, it did leave some things to be desired - to be fair.

But the more I explore of the 2.x series, the more I honestly can say that I’m very impressed with it. It may not be as fast as the previous series, but with respect to development, there’s so much going for it it’s worth shouting about.

So it really is rewarding and exciting to begin covering all that it has to offer us. In part one of this series, I looked at a central concept of the revised framework - Dependency Injection.


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