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GET BETTER ROI ON YOUR WEBSITE TODAY

Every entrepreneur and business owner is familiar with the term ROI. However, when it comes to their business websites they have little or nothing to say when talking about ROI. The overwhelming amount of information in the digital world can trick even the sharpest mind. There seems to be one to many online marketing strategies…

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PHP is Server Side Programming’s Rocky!

I’ve been writing code since 1994, and have used many programming languages over the years to build commercial apps. Thought PHP was NOT my favorite language, years ago, I came to respect the pragmatic and effective nature of the PHP universe. From day one, with PHP, you just got things done fast. PHP sucks! PHP…

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The Critical Job of Testing … in App Development

Hi! We are about to lock-down an app’s code base, before moving to a total rewrite from scratch. But before we move on, it is important that the current version be pretty much bug free, and fully functional. … Just in case the new version of the app doesn’t hit deadlines on time. At least…

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Tips in Starting a Web Development Business in 2017

Hi! Every now and then I blog about questions put to me by aspiring web developers and other tech professionals in training. Here you go: Web development is a moving target as technology changes. So what are the skills you need to start a web development business in 2017? It comes down to a few…

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Free PDF Chapter: PHP5 CMS Framework Development

October 16, 2008
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Hi, The people at Packt Publishing just sent me a free sample chapter (in PDF format) of their latest PHP book (PHP5 CMS Framework Development) for me to pass on to you guys. I haven’t had a chance to read the book, so I can’t comment on it. If any of you have, please feel…

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Book Review: PHP 5 in Practice

December 12, 2006
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Intermediate level book for active php programmers. From the book’s cover: ‘Recipes and solutions for PHP programmers’ One of the authors is senior programmer at Digg (a big nerd hang out,) so you know this book is going to cover the latest php techniques … This is a very good book, actually one of the…

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Book Review: PHP Cookbook 2nd edition

October 17, 2006
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I’ve written a new PHP book review that can be found at killersites.com. – I’ve been out of the picture for a little while, but I’m about to get back into the swing of things and will be working on completing a few new PHP videos within the next week. That said, I haven’t been…

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Book Review: Build Your Own Database Driven Website Using PHP & MySQL

September 10, 2006
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Publication Date: 2005 So what makes this book different from the others? In a word – simplicity. This book, more than any other I’ve read on PHP, is geared toward the total beginner. All you need to know is HTML and you should be comfortable. The book opens up with a good chapter on installing…

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Book Review: PHP Hacks

September 10, 2006
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PHP Hacks is essentially a collection of ‘bite-size’ PHP scripts that you can easily drop into your websites. Besides being able to use the hacks straight away in your projects, the PHP code/hacks are clearly explained making them good tutorials for learning how you might do something in PHP. SOME TOPICS/HACKS THAT STAND OUT: Creating…

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Book Review: Programming PHP 2nd Edition

September 10, 2006
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Co-written by the guy who invented PHP (Rasmus Lerdorf,) this is a must-buy book for anyone getting into PHP or web programming in general. What can I say; this book is so well written and to the point, that I found that the information seemed to just flow from the pages. Who is this book…

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