PHP Wishes 2012 - Interfaces and Standard Web Application Project Layout
Since Santa is listening, below are my PHP wishes for 2012:
37 posts in category "software-development-lifecycle" - Page 4
Interfacing in the PHP World - Dictator Style
Seems that I have a radical approach to the need for PHP interfacing as suggested by Lucas Smith (http://pooteeweet.org/blog/2008/) then a rebuttal by Herman Radtke (http://www.hermanradtke.com/blog/please-do-not-interface-the-php-world/) and finally Lucas Smith again (http://pooteeweet.org/blog/2014)
Year End New Challenge - Symfony 2
Well a new month December the last one of the year, and I am tackling a new challenge Symfony 2 (http://www.symfony-project.org/) For client projects we are using Zend Framework 1.11 + Doctrine 1.2 + JQuery which all run on PHP 5.2
Chosen - JQuery Love for HTML Select Fields
If you develop applications with HTML select fields you know that anything longer than 10 options is a recipie for customer complaints, and usability nightmares, well the guys of Harvest (http://www.getharvest.com) provide Chosen a way to make select fields more useable, searcheable with even a Facebook like select for multiple options. This is also used in their timesheet and invoicing software.
ORM Anti-pattern - Right conclusion, wrong reasons - Rebuttal
This is a rebuttal for Right conclusion, wrong reasons (http://bit.ly/oULuaz ) for an ORM being an anti-pattern.
Wire Framing - Through the Years
Wireframing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Website_wireframe) has been used as a quick prototyping solution to enable the exchange of ideas and discussions on look and feel features, between clients/contractors, visual designers/developers, etc.
Software Development Process - The Journey
I am starting a new set of topics on my experiences in the practical application of the software development lifecyle (SDLC). The tools are as important as the people, however a versatile process will always allow you to change one without the other.