http://phparch.com/main/news/feed 2009-07-03T15:59:21-04:00 http://phparch.com/main/news/view/33 Marco Tabini 2009-07-03T15:59:21-04:00

The recording for our New SPL Features in PHP 5.3, hosted by Blue Parabola's Matthew Turland, is now available directly from our website.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/32 Marco Tabini 2009-07-02T16:25:22-04:00

While so many of us are still busy trying to make things work on Internet Explorer 6, HTML is slowly evolving from a relatively simple mark-up language into the backbone of tomorrow's dynamic web. In this interview, we asked Ben Ramsey, Senior Software Architect for Schematic, to give us a quick overview of how it's going to affect our work in the near (and not so near) future.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/31 Cal Evans 2009-07-02T10:44:32-04:00

Some software development projects fail because the parties involved confuse the Estimate with the Sales Quote. Asking “How long will this take?” is not the same as asking “How much will this cost?”

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/30 Marco Tabini 2009-07-01T08:42:26-04:00

Usability expert Jakob Nielsen thinks so, and argues that masking passwords, while necessary in some cases, is a pointless burden on usability that offers no security advantages most of the time.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/29 Marco Tabini 2009-06-30T14:59:50-04:00

PHP 5.3 is officially out! If the many new features scare you, and you're thinking of sitting this release out while you figure out how many of your scripts are going to break, here are five cool things that 5.3 allows you to do—and that its predecessors couldn't.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/28 Marco Tabini 2009-06-29T11:54:12-04:00

We're so excited that the schedule for CodeWorks 09 is finally online that we have decided to come up with a great promotion: if you sign up for CW09 before July 6th, your ticket could be free—or you could win a "Master Subscription" to all of php|architect's books and magazines! Read on for more info.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/27 Marco Tabini 2009-06-29T11:26:43-04:00

We're proud to announce the schedule and locations for CodeWorks 09. On average, each location features almost thirty different talks from some of the best speakers in the PHP world—spread across two days of conference goodness, coming to a city near you between September 22nd and October 5th for an unbeatable price!

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/25 Cal Evans 2009-06-26T13:50:48-04:00

If you want to get a job, you have to get the attention of the person reading your résumé. Here are some tips from someone who has read more than his share of résumés on how to get that person’s attention.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/24 Marco Tabini 2009-06-25T15:37:57-04:00

We have all, at one point or other, made the mistake of asking a question like “does delimiting strings with single quotes yield better performance than using double quotes?”, only to be rebuffed by other people in the community who point out to us micro-optimization is often a pointless pursuit. This doesn't stop the discussion from cropping up from time to time, though, especially when one of the world's most sophisticated IT companies makes micro-optimization the subject of one of their official blog posts.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/23 Marco Tabini 2009-06-25T11:31:22-04:00

If you have ever been at one of our events, you know that we like to dress in style—and now, so can you! Introducing do|php, our brand new line of t-shirts for the PHP enthusiast. Choose from five different styles, show off to your friends and, for a limited time,  save 20% plus get free shipping within Canada and the U.S.!

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/22 Marco Tabini 2009-06-25T09:25:28-04:00

Our CW09 Summer Webcast series kicks off officially tomorrow—and our first webcast is almost full. Grab your seat—in fact, while you're at it, why not grab one for the entire series?

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/21 Marco Tabini 2009-06-24T13:30:29-04:00

PHP developers are firmly entrenched in two camps: those who use text editors, and those who prefer the added power—at the cost of added complexity—that IDEs bring to the table. What's your take?

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/20 Cal Evans 2009-06-23T14:23:12-04:00

Most developers moonlight. Some companies forbid the practice; others turn a blind eye to it. Forward thinking companies, however, encourage their developers to have some kind of side project. Which type of company do you work for?

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/19 Marco Tabini 2009-06-23T09:34:36-04:00

Starting June 26—that's this week!—Friday is free webcast day at php|architect again, as we kick off our CodeWorks 09 Free Summer Webcast Series with a bang. From Architecture to Zend Framework, we've invited some of the best-known experts in the world of PHP to speak about your favourite PHP topics.

http://phparch.com/main/news/view/18 Arbi Arzoumani 2009-06-22T20:49:27-04:00

This month's issue is dedicated to PHP Frameworks—we have selected six popular choices, from Solar to Zend Framework. Our columnists are also back, discussing topics ranging from Performance to Deployment.