Editorial Calendar Archive

2015

Month	Topic
January	Be the Boss Freelancing and striking out on your own.
February	Other Shores Explore other languages and tools that can help you solve problems.
March	Database Migrations Learn how to safely version and update Database schemas.
April	Front-end polish First impressions matter, make sure your application shines.
May	Testing Central Testing is key to making your application and deployments robust.
June	APIs A good API for mobile applications and integration is key. Learn how to design one your users will love.
July	Mobile Frontier Mobile application and traffic shows no sign of slowing down, what does it take to build a quality mobile application?
August	Continuous Self-improvement A successful career means constantly learning and improving. How do you make that part of your professional development?
September	Application Security What should be in your arsenal to guard against malicious users?
October	State of PHP Let’s take a look at what the release of PHP7 has in store.
November	Microservices, Application Architecture How can you use microservices to make your application more robust and scalable?
December	Analytics You can’t improve what you can’t measure. How do you collect, present, and interpret metrics?

2014

Month	Topic
January	How to Be a Better Developer Improve yourself and improve your skills.
February	Databases Take a look into different ways to store your data.
March	The New PHP Each new version of PHP makes great new features available. Find out how to utilize them in your next project.
April	Under the Surface Where does PHP come from? How is the next version being built? Find out what happens behind the scenes with PHP.
May	Growing PHP PHP is more than a language, it’s an entire body of people. Find out what people are doing to expand our community.
June	Your Head in the Clouds The cloud became a buzzword and then a drinking game. Where is it now? Working hard to make sure your data is a breeze to manage and easily accessible.
July	Navigating the Business What you need to know to hire and be hired in this crazy world of PHP.
August	Beyond PHP PHP is a great tool, but a toolbox is pretty empty if there’s only one tool. Take a look at what else you can add to take things to the next level.
September	Purchasing Power Money drives the web. Find some new ways to collect it.
October	We Built This City on PHP Let’s take a look at some great products that are powered by PHP.
November	PHP Legal In this day and age, it’s important to know the legality of what you are doing. Here are a few things to be aware of.
December	At Your Fingertips The mobile world is cruel and demanding. Here are some things to help you navigate the pitfuls and challenges of this demanding platform.

2013

Month	Topic
January	Testing and Coding Standards Keep your code clean and running smoothly.
February	Community Edition Our community is one of our biggest assets, here’s a look at what’s going on.
March	API Edition These three letters are everywhere, but what do they mean to us?
April	Security A fresh look at an old nemisis.
May	MicroFrameworks and You What qualifies and what are your options?
June	PHP Inside Lots of big apps are running on PHP.
July	Frontend Development Learn to be responsive and keep your users happy.
August	Dependency Management Learn to keep your dependencies under control.
September	eCommerce From full applications to just carts to APIs, there’s something to fit every need.
October	Scalability You’re an overnight success, can you handle it?
November	Migration You can only stay in one place for so long, how do you take next step?
December	Now for Something Completely Different A look into the lesser known side of PHP.

2012

Month	Topic
January	Community Outreach Networking is important, so learn how to get started and what is happening in the community around you.
February	Making an Impact Meet the 2011 Impact Award Winners.
March	IDE Showdown See how an IDE can help you streamline your development.
April	Frameworks Forever Frameworks have come a long way. Learn about neat things you can accomplish and all of the new features in your favorite framework.
May	Accessibility & Usability How UX and QA should influence your development and design.
June	Data collection, Privacy & Security Everyone talks about security, but how do you actually implement it? What security measures should be implemented in day-to-day coding projects? Find out practical ways to improve security in everything you do.
July	PHP’s Best Friends We already know PHP is awesome, but what other tools help PHP save the day?
August	That’s the Theory Learn more about the theories surrounding PHP, like design patterns, development plans, testing strategies and more.
September	Major League We’ve all heard about the PHP giants – like WordPress, Drupal, and Joomla – but what can they do for you?
October	Enterprise Applications Performance, scaling and storage to help you run with the big boys.
November	Database Dilemmas Problem solving day-to-day issues with databases.
December	We are PHP PHP is everywhere. Read case studies about PHP in non-profits and other unexpected places.

2011

Month	Topic
January	Standards
February	The Cloud
March	PHP Conferences
April	Quality Assurance
May	CMS Battle Royale
June	Performance
July	The Front End
August	Big Apps
September	PHP and Windows
October	PHP is Fun!
November	Online shopping
December	Advancements in the PHP Core

2010

Month	Topic
January	Online Documents
February	CMS’s
March	Mobile Apps
April	PHP in the Real World
May	Security
June	Dynamic Sites
July	How PHP Works
August	Enterprise Case Studies
September	Databases
October	Open Source Projects
November	Making Applications Scalable
December	Frameworks Revealed