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March 2nd, 2009
software mini-review: BambooInvoice
For the longest time, I had no real invoicing system for my independent contract work. I just never found anything that I really liked and rarely found the inspiration to go looking. But recently, I got in the mood to find a long-term solution. What I found was a lot of hosted solutions, a lot of closed source ‘for-purchase’ solutions, and a lot of second-rate software.
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September 29th, 2008
extending Zend_Controller_Action
Once you understand all the basic concepts of writing programs, the practice of software development can sometimes devolve into a simple exercise in pattern recognition. If you catch yourself writing the same code more than once or twice, you’re probably doing something wrong. Here’s an example that will apply particularly to those of us who use the Zend Framework.
Typically, in a web application following MVC design principles, there are patterns that emerge from your actions. Patterns like access control, detecting special requests and responding appropriately, preparing pagination controls, etc. The Zend Framework and other frameworks provide abstract classes to handle the basics, but they’re meant to be extended to suit your own application. Continue reading → By stevecrozz • 1 Comment
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