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php[architect] Magazine July 2013 – Front End Development
Front end development is usually the last consideration for web developers, but it’s just as important as the server-side functionality. In some ways, it’s more [immediately] important, because it’s the functionality the end user interfaces with. Unless you have a wunderkind designer that can also code, this is a task for you. This month’s issue covers […]
Re: Branding php[architect]
Rebranding is a fine balancing act. Not destroying the image that has been attached to a product’s success, you must retain enough of the original message, while updating the look to a more modern version. Arbi Arzoumani did a wonderful job with php|architect’s image (logos, colors and fonts as well as magazine, conference and website […]
tek13
No time to waste. tek13 has been announced (May 14 – 17th, 2013) and the Call for Papers is open. The CfP will only be open until January 15th, though, so don’t delay, submit today! See, I even made it rhyme so you can remember it more easily. Now get to it.
CodeWorks is Here Again!
It’s that glorious time of year when you can purchase your CodeWorks tickets for the Early Bird Special price! And just what is that price? Hold on to your hats, folks, this year’s Early Bird Special is a mere $25. And if that’s not cheap enough for you, buy two tickets (or more) and get […]
…And the Winners Are
First, thank you to everyone who participated in our scavenger hunt on Friday. It was fun for us, and I hope it was fun for you as well. If you didn’t find the answer and you didn’t see the tweet giving it out, the answer was http://phparch.com/powersquid/. Blue Parabola’s own Keith Casey singing his own […]
Win a free ticket to tek ’12!
Ok PHP fans, we don’t do this often, but once a year we do give away a ticket to php|tek to one lucky programmer. This year, however, you are going to have to work for it. Starting Friday, April 13th, 2012, those of us who work at php|architect will tweet clues, and you are going […]
Top 3 Reasons You Should Buy a php|tek Ticket Right Now
3 days, 39 talks, 3 letters in the words PHP and tek – Coincidence? I think not. It’s too symmetrical to miss! More acronyms than you can shake a stick at! This is your last chance for a discounted ticket to the best PHP conference around. So hurry over to Registration, and sign up right […]
What Will Power the Future of the Internet: REST or SOAP?
I was recently asked why we chose REST over SOAP for our re-write of the FoxyCart.com API, and the short answer that immediately came to mind was, “Because I don’t hate myself”. To expand on that answer, let me give you a little bit of the back story. FoxyCart was built from the beginning with […]
A Wholly Superficial Review of Stripe
Processing credit cards is hard. I mean really, really hard. For someone like me who manages his own server, writes his own code, and tries to keep all the balls in the air, the idea of maintaining a PCI-compliant server gives me the heebie-jeebies. I’ve looked at other systems and as much as I hate […]
ZendCon 2011: Pre-cap
Yet again, it’s that time of year. Later today we have the kick off of the seventh ZendCon (officially called the Zend PHP Conference). This year I’m hitting the event under the php|architect banner as press. It will be my job to cover the good, the bad, the news, the chaos, and generally the things […]
