Archive for April, 2008
What is a Web Service?
Posted on 29. Apr, 2008 by Will Fitch.
A web service is a way for systems to communicate over a network. They can be as simple as an API (e.g. Google Maps) or as complex as a brokered system that handles transactions for multiple requesters and/or providers.
Web services bring with them some huge advantages. Data is packaged via HTTP [...]
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The Zend Certification Exam: What to Expect
Posted on 27. Apr, 2008 by Will Fitch.
The Zend Certification Exam is a step in the right direction for PHP developers looking to enhance their resume and prove their skills. It is becoming accepted by recruiters worldwide and in some cases, demanded by corporations seeking employees. Achieving this certification is no easy task, though. It requires working experience with [...]
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Using PHP Namespaces
Posted on 24. Apr, 2008 by Will Fitch.
PHP 5.3 introduces a much requested feature for object-oriented programmers: namespaces. At the time of this writing, version 5.3 of PHP was in development, but is planned on being released in the near future.
One of the purposes object-oriented programming is to remove ambiguous development and data access items. This basically means identifying common [...]
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Simple XML (SimpleXML) Tutorial Part 1
Posted on 23. Apr, 2008 by Will Fitch.
With the increasing use of web services and communications via HTTP, XML has become an industry standard for sending and receiving data among systems. Every language seems to have multiple ways to parse XML, each more complicated than the other. This presents a problem for developers.
The majority of the time, developers [...]
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