php[architect]

by Marco Tabini

Marco Tabini explores the realm of HTML forms from the perspective of object-oriented programming, and shows us that there's more to form management than meets the eye.

by Michael Huttermann

Michael Huttermann explains how to help your next development project succeed. Techniques from the popular Extreme Programming method are covered, with an emphasis on test-driven development.

by Brian Jones

This month, the Editor-in-Chief gets technical about what LDAP is, what LDAP isn't, and what makes it tick. This is a gentler introduction targeting those who know how to deal with data, but never had to get it from a directory service implementation. Differences between a traditional DBMS and LDAP are covered, combined with very bite-sized code snippets to get you started on the path to LDAP enlightenment.

by Jason Sweat

This month, Jason Sweat returns to show you how to optimize your PHP code... by not writing so much of it! By utilizing open source tools like Smarty and Phrame, and offloading some work to PostgreSQL, you can develop enterprise applications in a hurry, and gain the benefits of an MVC framework in your app with the greatest of ease!

by Dave Palmer

Dave's back. Join our resident Java guy, Dave Palmer, as he takes you down the halls of Lucene, a powerful Java search engine API. See how you can painlessly add reliable search functionality to your next PHP project.

by Andrea Trasatti

Andrea Trasatti cuts the wires, and shows you how to use the WURFL project to create cross-platform WAP applications, tailored specifically to the device accessing it.