This Week’s Link List (November 5, 2010)
Presenting at conferences is something that is still new to me…I’m amazed at how much time it takes to put a presentation together. I definitely have new found respect for those folks who are good at doing it. I’m sure I’ve spent too much time stressing over my presentations for the PHP World Kongress and TechEd in Germany next week, but I suppose that comes with the territory of being a new presenter (as does a quiet blog). I have, however, managed to keep my eye out for good content this week. Here’s what I found…
- Buck Woody provides an easy-to-get-your-head-around overview of SQL Server encryption options: https://www.informit.com/guides/content.aspx?g=sqlserver&seqNum=236
- Want fast search results scoped to PHP? Check out this site by @boyter:https://www.searchforphp.com/
- Zend Framework 1.11 ships with Windows Azure access from the Simple Cloud API (made possible by the Windows Azure SDK for PHP): https://blogs.msdn.com/b/interoperability/archive/2010/11/02/zend-framework-1-11-ships.aspx
- IE9 leading the pack in HTML5 conformance: https://test.w3.org/html/tests/reporting/report.htm
- PECL's ssh20.11.2 released. Windows binaries here: https://www.php.net/~pierre/
- I haven't tested this, but the idea looks interesting (automatically resolve Zend Framework dependencies when you don't want to use the entire framework): https://www.techfounder.net/2010/11/02/zend-framework-dependency-manager/
- The Windows Azure Introductory Special has been extended. Experiment for free (as long as your usage is limited): https://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlazure/archive/2010/11/03/10085502.aspx
- How to move from Doctrine 1 to Doctrine 2: https://css.dzone.com/articles/doctrine-1-doctrine-2
- Four sane solutions for PHP debugging: https://www.phpbuilder.com/columns/PHP-Debugging/Jason_Gilmore11042010.php3
- I like this balanced perspective on Flash vs. HTML5 by Marco Tabini: https://blog.tabini.ca/2010/11/flash-will-eat-your-children/
- A look at many of the questions that need to be answered when building a application that can scale: https://www.ibuildings.co.uk/blog/archives/1603-FOWA-2010-Building-Scalable-Architectures.html
Have a great weekend.
-Brian