Tag: php


  • While the Zend Framework is still in an early state, I’ve been working on a site based on the Zend Framework. I’m extending the framework with my own logic, and so far I like what I see. Using the PDO database interface, the Zend base class for loading classes and interfaces, Zend_Filter_Input for input filtering,…

  • Changes

    There have been some changes in my life. After getting my job at TomTom, I had little time left to spend online. With 8-9 hours at work, and a total of 3 hours travelling to and from work, I had little time at home to spend online. And since I have way more hobbies than…

  • There’s lots of work and even more thinking about the Zend Framework being done. Proof of that can be found in the first Framework roundup. Interesting reading! Especially the part about Authentication and ACL caught my eye. I’ll definitely be keeping a good eye on the development in that area. The Framework is very promising.

  • My first observation of the Zend Framework is a negative one. Their wonderful central Zend class allows you to include classes without having to include() or require() them yourselves, and it nicely throws an error if it can’t include the file. Much better than getting an error or having to check for the existance of…

  • Zend Framework

    Finally it’s there. The Zend Framework. I’ve taken a quick look and so far it looks really good. It’s just a preview release but if everything will be as this preview is, I do think it’s going to be a very big and useful part of the code I use in my websites. Hopefully a…

  • Surrender

    As you might or might not know, over the past 9 months or so I’ve worked on the intranet for the Miloco studios. As I quit my business, I also quit this work. Nick from Miloco told me he would send me a thank you gift. Today, I received this gift. A double platinum Surrender…

  • Java training

    Yesterday was the last of a three day Java introduction course. Or actually, one day of UML, and two days of Java. And I have the feeling that I’ve wasted a lot of time. Luckily, my employer organized the training, so it hasn’t cost me any money. However, with a deadline quite near, it was…

  • Incident tracker

    In an on-going effort to keep a focus on security not just while coding but also in our support, earlier on we announced a special team dedicated to helping those who got hacked or otherwise affected by security problems. This team has been active mainly on the background so far, but now we’re also active…

  • Even though sites such as Bloglines are quite useful in their easy aggregation of RSS content, I felt I wanted a bit more control. One way is to write your own aggregator, but another is to install an existing system on your own server. From several sides, I got the tip to install Drupal and…

  • JSP

    Right now, when I’m at work, I’m focussing fully on PHP development. This will be changing though. It has been decided that the whole backend system is going to be re-written in JSP. Luckily, instead of just firing the PHP coders and hiring JSP coders, my employer scheduled a JSP course in January. So I’ll…