Browse category Development
Putting glob() to the test
Of course it’s desirable to write concise code, but don’t assume this always equates to fast code.
How I learned to stop worrying and start loving the wizard – Part 1
Adobe’s new Flash Builder 4 comes with a shiny new wizard-driven data access interface. How does it measure up to the “old-school” way of interfacing to remote APIs? Our own Cal Evans investigates.
Possible vulnerabilities found in PHP session IDs
A new advisory warns that a lack of entropy is making session hijacking easier, but only under certain circumstances. Core developer Ilia Alshanetsky gives us the straight dope.
PHP 5.3 namespaces for the rest of us
The introduction of namespaces in PHP 5.3 is bringing a new concept in the PHP world, and knowing how to leverage the new features is important for writing concise and readable code.
What's on your flash drive?
Seems that everyone has a few USB flash drives nowadays. The question is, what do you have on that flash drive? And what apps could you have, but maybe haven’t thought of putting on your drive?
Google releases skipfish
Google has released a web applications scanner that automatically outlines security issues.
Development principles
What are the most important principles in software development? An insight on the basic motifs of the current methodologies.
Why TDD is based on testing first
Test-Driven Development is a test-first approach, and it could never be different. The advantages of test-first outweigh the time spent writing tests.
Contributing to Zend Framework
Contributing to your favorite open source PHP framework is a gift to the project’s community. Moreover, you will surely benefit from not having to patch it by yourself at every new release.
Static methods vs singletons: choose neither
Comparing the performance of a static method with that of a singleton ignores an important issue: that neither is the best answer to the problem they try to solve.
