php[architect]

by Richard Bates

You've probably noticed that many companies creating rich Internet applications (RIAs) use the terms Flex and Java almost interchangeably. It's a commonly held belief that only Java technology can deliver the features needed to run a serious RIA. But those of us who work with PHP every day know that it can compete with Java in almost any market and even best it in a few major areas.

by Matthew Weier O'Phinney

Zend Framework and Dojo Foundation have partnered to deliver out-of-the-box Ajax and rich user interface support for Zend Framework applications.

by José León Serna

VCL for PHP is a new approach to developing PHP web applications, not only allowing you to use a Visual IDE, but to apply techniques used when building desktop applications.

by Ricky Robinett

Web developers are not normally involved in desktop application development, but with Adobe AIR, you can use PHP to start creating powerful desktop RIAs.

by Ben Ramsey

Representational State Transfer, or REST, has become the hip, new buzzword of Web 2.0. But what really makes an application RESTful? Re-examine what really makes REST.

by Ivo Jansch

The earlier you can tackle an issue, the lower the cost of the issue. In the design phase, while there is not any code to maintain, you are in a good position to tackle architectural issues such as the scalability of an application.

by Helgi Þormar Þorbjörnsson

Using well-established naming conventions can benefit the whole community, make things a lot clearer, and prevent backwards-compatibility issues with users' code.

by Arne Blankerts

Cross-site scripting attacks are using vulnerabilies in 3rd-party software to gain access to your users, and you may be helping them if you let your users upload files to your site.

by Marco Tabini

Marco finally tries out his iPhone to see what all the hype is about, and sees some parallels between Mac and UNIX.