Author Archives: daleV

PSR-2 Coding Style Guide

Posted on May 19, 2013 by daleV

The PSR-2 Coding Style Guide is an extension of PSR-1, which I reviewed in my last post.  The PSR standards were created and agreed to by a diverse group of PHP framework and library developers, so that all frameworks and … Continue reading →

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PSR-1 Basic Coding Standard

Posted on May 12, 2013 by daleV

With the explosion in PHP frameworks and PHP libraries that has occurred over the last couple of years, developers have started to be concerned about standards for coding that can be used across all frameworks.  To this end, at the … Continue reading →

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A PHP Singleton Flip-Flop, TRUE or FALSE

Posted on April 26, 2013 by daleV

When I was learning computer internals, the hardware logic component that was the foundation of the computer was the flip-flop. The flip-flop was an electrical circuit that was either a one or zero. That usually translated to +9 volts or … Continue reading →

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Vacationing with the new Nook HD

Posted on April 9, 2013 by daleV

It seems like every vacation I end up with a new eReader.  The eReader vendors are doing a good job at improving their products, marketing, and pricing their new features so you are willing to put out the bucks for … Continue reading →

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Amazon Changes My Buying Habits, Again

Posted on April 2, 2013 by daleV

Amazon became the gorilla in Internet retailing by operating at a loss for many years while it was getting started. They offered discount prices, gradually made an easy to use web site, added user reviews, worked hard at getting the … Continue reading →

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