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Apr 27, 2010

Using a framework? Why you should still learn OO and SQL

It was just one short year ago that I began a new job working as a "programmer;" prior to that, I'd styled myself a "We...

Apr 26, 2010

How I learned to stop worrying and start loving the wizard - Part 1

I hate wizards. No, not the Harry Potter kind (although, I will confess I don't like that kind very much either), but I...

Apr 26, 2010

Meet Kristina Chodorow

Kristina Chodorow is the lead developer on the MongoDB project and a member of the php|architect blogger squad. Among ot...

Apr 26, 2010

New SQL Server driver released

With the release of SQL Server Driver for PHP 2.0 CTP (CTP is Microsoft's code word for Beta) which is available for dow...

Apr 23, 2010

Meet Ed Finkler

This one is a bit longer than the other interviews in this series but if you know Ed, that doesn't surprise you. Ed has...

Apr 22, 2010

Introducing four new PHP 5.3 components and Goutte, a simple web scraper

To support symfony 2's development, Fabien Potencier - the lead developer of the symfony framework - has released four...

Apr 22, 2010

Meet Matthew Turland

Matthew is a veteran PHP programmer and a visible member of the PHP community.He has a new job, a new book and is speaki...

Apr 21, 2010

Friday Webcast "Care and feeding of remote developers"

Come join us for this week's TEK·X webcast as Cal Evans discusses the details of managing remote developers. Cal won't b...

Apr 21, 2010

ZendCon 2010 call for papers now open

ZendCon 2010 is still several months away (it runs November 1–4, 2010), but the Call for Papers is officially open. Jays...

Apr 21, 2010

Meet Travis Swicegood

Travis Swicegood is a Renaissance Man when it comes to programming and web technologies. He works with several different...

Apr 20, 2010

Meet Jason Sweat

Jason Sweat is not a new name to most PHP programmers. He wrote the book on Design Patterns and PHP and has been a regul...

Apr 19, 2010

Meet Jason Austin

The first of the "Meet the speakers" series of posts is now available on tek.phparch.com. While the recording was a text...

Apr 19, 2010

Code Jam 2010 Open for Registration

Google has just opened registration for Code Jam 2010. If you've never heard of it before, you are probably wondering...

Apr 19, 2010

Zend launches user group affiliate program

Zend Technologies has created a new affiliate program oriented towards PHP user groups from all around the world, elicit...