Andries Seutens - Modern Web Development

Zend_Form and 2 step view demo

6 Jan, 2008 5 Comments

Dear reader,

A lot of you are waiting to finally get their hands on Zend_Form. Since my previous demo was such a success, I have decided to wrap up another demo application. This demo will show the usage of Zend_Form, and how to integrate a 2 step view in the Zend Framework (note that it doesn’t use Zend_Layout).

Zend_Form is currently only available in laboratory, so don’t expect everything to work yet. Instead, test, review, and provide comments on the proposal by Matthew Weier O’Phinney.

I have found that by using Zend_Form, you can reduce a lot code. Checkout, and download the demo:

http://zend-form.tjeu.be

My goals for the new year

3 Jan, 2008 5 Comments

In response to the Master himself, here are my goals for the new year.

Move into our new house.
Yes, after beeing together with Victoria for almost 8 years now, it’s about time that we move in together. We will be renting a house for a couple of years to do some savings, and then hopefully we’ll be able to afford our own place afterwards.

Teach Zend Framework to colleagues.
That’s right, I’ll be teaching! My boss kindly asked me if I wanted to do sessions about Zend Framework. My plan is to do one session a month, so by the end of the year, all my colleagues should be Zend Framework experts.

Get Zend Certified.
This has been on my list for way too long! I have a feeling that beeing a ZCE means a lot in the PHP world. Everywhere I go, people ask me if I’m Zend Certified. My answer always is: no, however, I’m Brainbenchified. Usually they role their eyes then, not having a clue what the heck the value of the Brainbench certification is.

Do some sports.
I don’t like sports much, but when you sit on the computer that much it’s not very healthy to not do sports. I’ve tried fitness, muay thai (thai boxing), judo, karate, swimming, soccer, basketball, running, …. but I couldn’t stick to neither one of them. Any suggestions?