Need A PHP Developer? Why You Should Hire Me
There seem to be lots and lots of PHP folks out there looking to hire good PHP developers. Finding the right developer can be a challenge, as can finding the right job. I’ve been looking for a couple...
View ArticleFive Tips To Make Good Object-Oriented Code Better
Last week, I did a talk at the Frederick Web meetup about tips and tricks for improving your object-oriented code. A lot of these tips were adapted from a fabulous presentation by Stefan Priebsch but...
View ArticleQ&A: Answering Some Questions About Object-Oriented Programming
Last week I wrote about five tips to improve object-oriented code. This generated a number of important questions, which I will attempt to answer for those who asked them. “Often times when a developer...
View ArticleFive (Good) Lessons The Government Teaches Us About Object-Oriented Programming
As Benjamin Franklin once famously said, “the only two things that are certain in life are death and taxes.” His point, while political, has a good perspective on one of life’s ever-persistent truths:...
View ArticleJuly Slides
July was a month of talks and travel, including speaking at OSCON and user group talks to DCPHP and PDXPHP. For those who saw the “Micro Optimize This!” talk, you can download the slides here. For...
View ArticleIn Further Defense Of Avoiding Private Methods
This is a rebuttal post to comments posted Private Methods Considered Harmful I do not wholeheartedly believe that private methods are evil, or that they were mistakenly included in the PHP language by...
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