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Drupal 8, Grounded in Symfony
Gabriel RichardsDrupal is a powerful open-source and flexible content management system (that's why we love working with it). But lets face it, it's earlier versions have a few "wrinkles."
Using PHPCR and Its Sidekick, Jackalope
Gabriel RichardsIn this post, we'll dig a little deeper in how the PHP Content Repository works with its sidekick Jackalope. You’ll see that its applications extend beyond content management and that a design based on the PHPCR offers tremendous flexibility.
Symfony CMF vs WordPress CMS
Gabriel RichardsWordPress is well-known the world over for its relative ease-of-use and plug-and-go capabilities. Businesses of all shapes and sizes use this content management system for all sorts of websites, from content sites to lead generation to e-commerce or even social networks.
Comparison of 5 Ecommerce Platforms for Small Business
Traditionally, most buying and selling was done in person in a brick and mortar store. But today's increasingly digitalized age has caused a significant shift from an in-store to an online shopping experience.
Scalable Vector Graphics Growing Into the Standard
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) was developed in 1999 as an open standard for the web but is increasingly used due to responsive design, viewports, web animation and Retina type displays.
Single Sign On Authentication Using a Symfony Framework
Single Sign-On can eliminate friction in the user experience and can be implemented via a Symfony framework for user authentication between websites.
Quick Overview of Drupal for Beginners & How To Get Started
Gabriel RichardsOverview of open source content management platform Drupal for beginners looking to get started, including explanation of nodes, content types, modules and core.
Choosing a Crowdfunding Platform
Gabriel RichardsChoosing a crowdfunding platform that's best for your campaign is no small task since popular platforms may appear identical, but that impression dissipates upon further examination.
Multiple Inserts with Prepared Statements in Symfony 1.4
Gabriel RichardsUsing Prepared Statements in Symfony1.4 instead of other methods such as doInsert or creating an object in a loop.
The "What" of MySQL ENUMs (as well as the "Why"?)
Gabriel RichardsAn explanation of the MySQL Enum ("enumeration") data type including a discussion of its practicality, advantages and disadvantages, usage examples and alternatives.
Add a Website to Your New Business
Gabriel RichardsDiscussion of the process involved in adding a website to a new business including one-size-fits-all versus customization, collaborative process with website developers, waterfall and agile development methodologies and potential goals of a new business website.
Intro to Payment Gateways for Your Crowdfunding Site
Gabriel RichardsHow to determine the best Payment Gateways for your Crowdfunding Site including discussion of "all-or-nothing" and "partial credit" models and comparisons of payment service providers WePay, Balanced and PayPal.