Disclaimer: I use the term “JavaScript dependency” to denote a dependency on JavaScript to reach content, not the field of JavaScript dependency injection itself. Some, most or perhaps even all of the content below is highly opinionated, strongly worded and … Continue reading →

A few days ago I read an article that compared some frameworks. Amongst others, both Zend Framework 1 and Zend Framework 2 were included. What struck me was that ZF2 was 5 times slower then ZF1. I know, it’s in beta, … Continue reading →

De API is hot. Als je het plat uitspreekt lijk het afkomstig uit een dierentuin, maar de (spreek uit:) ee-pie-aai blijkt een onmisbare schakel in het succes van menig applicatie. Het stukje software is de scheiding tussen twee of meer … Continue reading →

We all use patterns in our daily lives. Especially when you are a (web)developer. You can’t go without them. In every block of code there is a pattern to be seen (and thats good!) though sometimes the pattern might not be known by name when seen. One pattern that everybody should recognise when going over a piece of code is the adapter pattern.
It’s one of the most easiest patterns to spot. A simple line as $foo->getAdapter(); is enough. Same goes for foo::factory();. read more…

A few days after the PHPBenelux conference 2012, it’s time to look back at the magic that is the PHP (Benelux) community. The conference, hosted by the PHPBenelux usergroup, is continuing to grow in size and quality whilst maintaining the … Continue reading →