Monthly Archives: September 2009
Simple Cloud API for PHP
Zend just announced Simple Cloud API for PHP. This API aims to be an Abstraction Layer between PHP and a number of Cloud services (Azure, Amazon, Nirvanix, Rackspace). The current contributors to this project include Zend, Microsoft, IBM, Rackspace, Nirvanix, and GoGrid. Continue reading
Using .net assemblies inside SQL Server: Quick start guide
Are you are an experienced .net programmer and you are too lazy to learn TSQL stored procedures, triggers or functions? Yes? Then read on this quick start guide on using .net assemblies inside SQL Server using SQLCLR.
Android ‘Donut’ SDK released: What’s new inside
By Tim Conneally, Betanews Google’s Android development team has made the latest Android SDK available, providing a complete view of all the new features that “Donut” (Android 1.6) will provide. While most of the features included in this incremental update … Continue reading
Building a Zend Modular CMS Tutorial
A series of blog posts have been created covering the development of an extendable, modular CMS system, currently up to part 7 with ACL, Database, Navigation, Config, Bootstrapping, and Translate, already built in. This is a good way to start … Continue reading
Preview of WebKit’s WebGL / Canvas 3D
“WebGL is basically an initiative to bring 3D graphics into web browsers natively, without having to download any plugins. This is achieved by adding a few things to HTML5, namely, defining a JavaScript binding to OpenGL ES 2.0 and letting … Continue reading
Security Developer Starter Kit
The Microsoft SDL – Developer Starter Kit offers 14 modules of content, labs, and training to help you establish a standardized approach to rolling out security development policies and industry best practices into your organization. Download it here