Luis Atencio's Blog: Dependency Injection in PHP
On his Reflective Thought blog Luis Atencio takes a look at the current state of dependency injection in PHP and shares a simple refactor from non-DI to code that uses it as a service locator. If you...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: An Introduction to Dependency Injection, Service Locators &...
On PHPMaster.com they've posted the first part of a series looking at something that's become a hot topic in the PHP community over the last months - dependency management and service locators. From a...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Multi-Factor Authentication with PHP and Twilio
In this new tutorial on PHPMaster.com, Timothy Boronczk looks at using the Twilio API and multi-factor authentication. You can make and receive phone calls and send and receive text messages using...
View ArticleAnthony Ferrara: Object Scoping: A Triste Against Service Containers
In his most recent post Anthony Ferrara talks about service containers, the cousin of dependency injection containers (DIC) that he argues aren't much better than global variables. I am a firm...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Building Your Own URL Shortener
On PHPMaster.com today, there's a new tutorial walking you through the creation of a URL shortner - a simple tool that can be used to compact URLs into something easier to manage (and more friendly...
View ArticleJurian Sluiman: Using Zend Framework service managers in your application
Jurian Sluiman has a new post to his site showing how to use the service managers in your Zend Framework v2 applications. Zend Framework 2 uses a ServiceManager component (in short, SM) to easily...
View ArticleDave Marshall: Silex Controllers as Services
Dave Marshall has written up a post about how he uses Silex controllers as services that allow him to define his controller methods in separate classes with a custom resolver. There's currently a pull...
View ArticleJuan Treminio: An introduction to Pimple and Service Containers
Juan Treminio has a new post to his site introducing the ideas behind Pimple and service containers, two very similar approaches to dependency management in your applications. Recently I've picked up...
View ArticleIgor Wiedler: Scaling a Silex code base
Igor Wiedler has a new post to his site today talking about scaling Silex-based applications (a microframework based on Symfony components) and using it for more than just the basic applications. One...
View ArticleGonzalo Ayuso: How to configure Symfony's Service Container to use Twitter API
In this recent post to his site Gonzalo Ayuso shows how to use the Symfony2 service container to interact directly with the Twitter API via an OAuth plugin. If we are working within a Symfony2...
View ArticleRob Allen: Objects in the model layer
In this latest post to his site Rob Allen talks some about application structure and the different kinds of objects he uses in his applications. I currently use a very simple set of core objects...
View ArticleRob Allen: Objects in the model layer: Part 2
Rob Allen previously posted about some of his practices around the different types of objects in the model layer of his Zend Framework 2 applications. In this latest post he follows up and shares some...
View ArticleReddit.com: Dependency injection in ZF2 and Symfony 2 are service locators
On Reddit's PHP section there's a discussion happening about dependency injection versus service locators in two popular PHP frameworks - Zend Framework 2 and Symfony 2 (and how they're not really DI...
View ArticleRob Allen: Simple logging of ZF2 exceptions
In this new post to his site Rob Allen shows you how to implement a simple logging method for catching exceptions in your Zend Framework 2 application. I recently had a problem with a ZF2 based...
View ArticleSymfony Blog: Symfony 2.3.0, the first LTS, is now available
As is mentioned in this new post to the Symfony blog, the latest milestone release of the popular framework has been made - Symfony 2.3.0. We were all waiting for it and many of us have been working...
View ArticleSitePoint PHP Blog: Translation and Text-to-Speech with Microsoft Translator
On the SitePoint PHP blog today there's a new tutorial showing you how to combine the Microsoft Azure platform services with their Translator API to create a text-to-speech translation service with...
View ArticlePaul Jones: Quicker, Easier, More Seductive: How To Tell A DI Container From...
Paul Jones has continued his posts about dependency injection containers versus service locators in his site with this new post that hopes to make it easier for you to tell the difference between the...
View ArticlePaul Jones: Quicker, Easier, More Seductive: Names, Usage, and Intent
Paul Jones has updated his "service locators vs dependency injection containers" series with another post to his site today, this time he focuses on implementation not names. He suggests that the...
View ArticleSitePoint PHP Blog: Understanding Symfony Bundle Configuration and Service...
The SitePoint PHP blog has a post today for those that may be new to the Symfony framework or just wanting to get into it and having trouble understanding bundle configuration. In this new post Carl...
View ArticleJonathan Hill: How much does it cost to be a web developer?
Jonathan Hill has taken an interesting perspective in his recent post looking more at some of the average financial costs around being a web developer. With Software Development topping 2014′s top...
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