A long time ago I posted some instructions on installing PHP/Java Bridge on Ubuntu and that post is getting quite a few reads, so I figured I’d post a follow up on how it was used. Over the last year I had been using a Java Bridge from a Zend Framework application to access a [...]
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Zend Framework 1.8 and Beyond
April 18th, 2009
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Zend Framework 1.8 is almost ready and as such, it’s time for me to look into what it’s got. There’s a good listing of what’s new over here and really on the surface it doesn’t look like much. But as a person who’s been using ZF for quite some time, I’m really happy to see [...]
Some Thoughts on MVC, Bad Design and Confusion
March 14th, 2009
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I was reading a post over here about why the ActionStack in Zend Framework is evil. And I agree. I’ve used ActionStack before in a few older ZF sites (where better alternatives weren’t ready or I just didn’t know about them) but now as the framework has progressed there are many better alternatives to get [...]
Zend Framework 1.7.5 Released
February 22nd, 2009
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Zend Framework 1.7.5 was released just a short while ago. While there’s not much with regards to features, there’s an interesting update to the view renderer and local file injection attacks. I’m guilty of using this style of inclusion in some cases. Sometimes it’s just easier. I guess it’s time to re-think how I do [...]
Why is XML Such a Pain in JavaScript?
February 7th, 2009
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Why is it that when one tries to parse some fairly simple xml: <placemarks> <placemark> <name>Placemark 1</name> <latitude>-79.00</latitude> <longiude>42.00</longitude> </placemark> <placemark> <name>Placemark 2</name> <latitude>-129.00</latitude> <longiude>43.00</longitude> </placemark> </placemarks> For example, iterating through all the placemarks and extracting the names, lats and longs using javascript is a very tedious affair. In fact, I’ve found it almost pointless [...]
