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My PHP Traits talk at PHPBenelux Conference 2012

Posted in January 31st, 2012
Published in PHP

This weekend (27-28 January 2012) I spoke again at the PHPBenelux Conference and what a sweet conference this is.
An excellent line-up, great organizing and a wonderful networking opportunity. You should attend in 2013, if you are still doubting here are the reasons what made 2012 so special.

Purpose of the entry
Writing about this conference makes [...]

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Zend Framework 2.0 Dependency Injection

Posted in August 25th, 2011
Published in PHP

Dearest Zend Framework and PHP Addict,
You know I always try to keep a close watch on the developments of Zend Framework 1.* and Zend Framework 2.0. Today I will blog about the Dependency Injection Component that is going to ship with ZF2.0.
What is dependency Injection?
You have been using dependency injection from the first time you [...]

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Quality Assurance in PHP projects

Posted in July 14th, 2011
Published in PHP

Hello my dearest Unit tester,
My profession is assuring quality in IT projects. For this I implement systems at my client their work environments so that development teams can deliver the best code possible. I also give workshops and recently I gave one at PHPBenelux on Quality Assurance in PHP Projects. It was a 4 hour [...]

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How I explained Object Oriented Programming to my wife.

Posted in April 26th, 2011
Published in PHP

The other day I had to interview a lot of PHP developers for my role as team lead in this ultra cool Belgacom Project. I interviewed many and on their resumes they all looked to be very proficient and have a lot of years of experience. One of the things I was looking for were [...]

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