Category Archives: Development

Zend Framework: Coding by Convention

Posted on August 6, 2009 by marcus

This is really something I've been wanting to point out because, for one, I very much like and agree with the approach, and second, it's something that any developer using the Zend Framework should digest and take into consideration when … Continue reading →

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Implementing short URLs using case-sensitive Routes with Zend Framework

Posted on July 6, 2009 by marcus

Since short URLs are all the rage these days, I wanted to outfit one of my websites with its own short URL capability. A simple way to accomplish this is to base62 encode a numeric identifier (the database table's primary … Continue reading →

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Using Zend_Acl with your model

Posted on May 26, 2009 by marcus

Zend_Acl is an excellent component that provides Access Control List (ACL) functionality. In most cases the goal is to manage user access to resources. access to to manage all things related to user access. In a nutshell, a role to … Continue reading →

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Proper Twitter Integration with Zend Framework

Posted on May 5, 2009 by marcus

Twitter is all the rage these days. Every site out there has some kind of "Tweet This" link or "Follow us on Twitter" button. Some sites have even deeper integration and tweet events on your behalf. In most cases, those … Continue reading →

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Assembler

Posted on April 23, 2009 by marcus

It's fun to go back in time to look at things I've done. 10 Years ago I discovered Roger Wilco, a voice chat application aimed at gamers that would run in the background and work like a walkie-talkie, adding voice … Continue reading →

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