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Laravel – PHP Framework Review

Posted on November 13, 2012 by daleV

Laravel is a relatively new PHP framework in the large number of PHP frameworks available.  It was first released in June of 2011, so it’s a little over a year old.  Laravel is a free open source,  framework based on … Continue reading →

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The Library Thing

Posted on July 1, 2012 by daleV

Every once in a while your surfing along on the Internet and you run into a site where you say, gee, I wish I had thought of that.  A site you just can’t click past, and want to investigate further.  … Continue reading →

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A new site coming for PHP – a Preview

Posted on January 27, 2012 by daleV

If you’re a PHP Developer, you are familiar with the PHP web site, www.php.net.  This site has looked the same, for I don’t know how long, but for at least, six or seven years, if not longer.  The old pastel … Continue reading →

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NetBeans 7.1 Review

Posted on January 21, 2012 by daleV

One of outcomes of switching jobs is you lose some of your favorite tools.  For me that was Zend Studio.  Having done PHP development full time for many years, Zend Studio had become my IDE of choice. Since Zend Studio … Continue reading →

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IT Industry Trends for 2011

Posted on October 27, 2011 by daleV

About this time, every six months, or so, I like to look at the latest IT trends compared to six months, and a year previous, to see what’s going on in the industry. What do the latest stats show? Operating … Continue reading →

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