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Languages Don’t Matter (Part Deux) 16 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
Last week, I wrote about how languages don’t matter; that it’s what you do with them that matters the most. This post generated predictable controversy, and it appears I may have lacked some clarity i...
Five Ways To Write Better Code 15 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
When I was first starting out in development, I thought that writing code was pretty easy. It took me a while (and a long learning process) before I realized that writing code is harder than it looks....
Mastering Object Oriented PHP 14 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
Object oriented PHP can leave you with quite a headache. It’s a challenge. A struggle. Something that you fight against. The principles seem abstract, and you wonder whether or not object oriented PHP...
You Can Still Get Five Tips For Developing Awesome Software! 11 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
Last week I told you that I was beginning a new initiative to send out weekly tips to email subscribers, and that I would be starting with Five Tips For Developing Awesome Software. The first email we...
Languages Don’t Matter 10 Jan 2013 | 03:00 pm
Two craftsmen make chess sets. Beautiful chess sets. One craftsman uses old style tools: chisels, files, hammers of all sizes. His preferred material is stone; he carefully carves the pawns, the queen...
Exception Handling: A Pilot’s Perspective 8 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
One of the most amazing things about earning my pilot certificate was the ways that what I learned as a pilot interfaced with what I knew as a programmer. Things like evidence-based problem solving an...
Are You Going To php[tek] 2013? 7 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
One of my favorite (and one of the best) conferences in PHP is the php[tek] Conference, held annually in Chicago. This year, the conference is under new management, being led by Musketeers Eli White, ...
Five Tips For Developing Awesome Software 4 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
Next week, I’ll be sending out a special series called Five Tips For Developing Awesome Software. This series will be sent out daily via email to list subscribers, and will include five things I’ve le...
My New Year’s Resolutions 3 Jan 2013 | 05:00 pm
I like the beginning of a new year because it provides the perfect place to consider what happened last year and what I can do this year. In evaluating 2012, I’ve come to the realization that as a sof...
A Last Chance To Get A Bonus With Do This, Not That 31 Dec 2012 | 06:37 am
When I released Do This, Not That: Object Oriented PHP, I also included a free bonus of “Programmer in Command: What Aviation Teaches Software Developers”. This manifesto contains several suggestions ...
