Software
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
Overview 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
Choosing 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
Using 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"?)
An 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
Discussion 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
How 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.
3 Reasons to Consider the LAMP Solution Stack
Three Bottom Line Reasons to Consider the LAMP Solution Stack including an explanation of LAMP, a discussion of its open source nature and the advantages of the absence of vendor lock in.
What a $7 Million Investment Says About Symfony
An analysis of the $7 Million investment into SensioLabs by CM-CIC Capital Privé and what such means for the future of Symfony both abroad and in the United States.
A Users Guide to WordPress Plugins
A Users Guide to WordPress Plug-Ins for beginners including discussion of All In One SEO Pack, Aksimet, and WooCommerce.
Gherkin - It ain't just a Pickle!
Gherkin is a simple programming language that you'll frequently find used in many of the more popular Behavior Driven Development (BDD) tools and across programming languages (e.g., Cucumber/Ruby).
Editable DataGrid with jQuery
An explanation and example of creating an editable datagrid from scratch using jQuery while working in SlickGrid.