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KingCrunchs kleine WeltZend Framework Scaffolding Component
One thing I always missed in ZF was a scaffolding component, i.e. a component that allows you to easily create, read, update and delete (CRUD) records in a database.
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Coolest Dojo Menu Ever
I’m currently playing around with some dojo features for a project that I’m currently working on. To be more precise I had to create a menu that drops down from the top to the bottom of the screen simulating gravity. Actually, the menu looks really cool ;-). Continue Reading…
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The Cool Web Stuff Series (Part I)
In this new series I will regularly let you know what I found on the web. I’ll try to publish one post per month but I’m not going to promise anything ;-). So, here is the first Cool Web Stuff list: Continue Reading…
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Migrating to ZF 1.8: Zend_Application, Zend_Application_Bootstrap
I finally found some time to adopt one of my older web applications from Zend Framework 1.6 to Zend Framework > 1.8 (actually, I shifted to ZF 1.10.6). Actually, the only negative point I found was the confusing terminology (up to ZF 1.8 a plugin was a plugin, now a plugin is either a Zend_Controller_Plugin or a resource plugin used in the bootstrap).
However, the positive aspects are enormous. Your bootstrap is no longer the black sheep of spaghetti code in your familiy of perfectly designed object-oriented code. This (and the fact that you may write your own bootstrap resources) enables you to easily re-use your bootstrap in different applications!
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How to Visualize Graphs in Your Web-Application (InfoVis and JSViz)
I had to visualize some simple directed (acyclic and cyclic) graphs in one of the projects I am currently working on. If you google for packages that will help you to visualize graphs, you will probably find at least two JavaScript packages: JSViz and InfoVis. In this post I would like to share my experience with these two packages with you. Continue Reading…
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ZFDebug: A Useful Tool for Zend Framework Developers
Just in case you don’t know ZFDebug yet: ZFDebug is a precious litte helper that will help you when developing Zend Framework applications. It takes only minutes to install it and it will provide a lot of information like memory usage, loaded files, database queries used, etc.
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An “Under Maintenance” plugin for your web application
Let’s make a bet: if you don’t have to maintain your (professional) web application within a few weeks after release, I owe you a pint of beer. Maintaining websites can be a complex tast: you may have to adopt your database schema, batch jobs, PHP files, and so on. As your web site will be down during these tasks, you should inform your users that your application is under maintenance and when it will be online again. This simple Zend Framework plugin might help you.
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An Image Gallery and Slideshow with Zend Framework and Dojo
Ever wanted to have a fancy image gallery and slideshow on your website? This tutorial will show you how to implement an image gallery for your Zend Framework application using Dojo (see screenshot). Dojo’s image gallery already comes with some very nice built-in features like a thumbnail picker or a slideshow. Continue Reading…
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PHP Design Patterns
As soon as you are working on your first bigger project, you will find out that there are several tasks that you’ll have to do again and again. No matter which programming language you are using, this is where Design Patterns come into play. Continue Reading…
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Batman, Mr. Drake and Cole
For all those who just stumbled upon this website: this blog is actually not about computer games. However, as I started playing computer games back in 1982 (on an Atari VCS 2600 and later on an Atari 800 XL which by the way was the reason why I started coding) I claim to be something like an eGames Pro ;-). Hence, from time to time I will misuse this blog to post something about computer games. Continue Reading…