46 posts

PHP Notice: Undefined variable: oops

Nov 9, 2011 − Tired of having to modify a small, insignificant typo that break your whole code? Would you like to get this sweet security feeling that only compiled code provides? Let's do that with PHP CodeSniffer. Tired of having to modify a small, insignificant typo that break your whole code? W...

Published on Nov 8, 2011

Manage trees, the simple way

Sep 30, 2011 − Have to manage a tree structure for, let's say a menu? Still want to be able to understand the tree hierarchy just by looking the flat entries? Don't want to use nested sets or closure table because it's too complicated and error prone? Then stay tuned, it may interest you. Have to...

Published on Sep 29, 2011

Symfony2 Form and Validation without Classes

Sep 27, 2011 − Ever wanted to use Symfony's validation system just to validate some value? How about using a form without a class behind it? In this post, we explore all the cool ways you can use forms and validation directly. Ever wanted to use Symfony's validation system just to validate some val...

Published on Sep 26, 2011

Behat turns 2! Have fun and test what matters!

Today we're thrilled to announce that Behat - the behavioral-driven-development framework written by our very own Konstantin - turns 2.0! The release is a huge evolution packed with new features, greatly updated documentation , improved exception messages and a brand new way to specify your defini...

Published on Jul 13, 2011

KNP Ipsum: now a Symfony2 Tutorial Application

Jul 4, 2011 − Thanks to the community's feedback, we have continued the development of KNP Ipsum. And now, Symfony2 is available on github as a Symfony2 Tutorial Application! Thanks to the community's feedback, we have continued the development of KNP Ipsum. We have fixed a few things, we have a...

Published on Jul 3, 2011

KnpIpsum: Symfony2 Tutorial Project Builder

May 16, 2011 − Symfony2 is a great framework, but now we need to show this greatness to the rest of the world: here we're introducing a new Symfony2 edition which can be used as a base for your project or as base for a tutorial to understand how you can use some of the best bundles around. UPDATE...

Published on May 15, 2011

Create a Symfony2 DiC Extension

May 12, 2011 − In this article I will show you how to write an extension of the Symfony2 Dependency Injection Container (his little nickname is DiC). It will allow you to besome SuperMagicMan, that is to say to use $this->get('my.beautiful.service') in your controllers. What will you learn, and w...

Published on May 11, 2011

Don't reinvent the wheel…

Jan 26, 2011 − Don't reinvent the wheel! Hmmm, are you sure? How many times have you already heard "Don't reinvent the wheel"? If you're a programmer, I guess you heard it a lot of times. But is it always a good advice? Even if it seems obvious to not reinvent the wheel, let's think about it a littl...

Published on Jan 25, 2011

Knp. Research engine.

Jan 10, 2011 − Two months ago, we announced a big news: that our friday afternoons would be dedicated to R&D. I was very happy to see a lot of interest from our team as well as the community. But what now? Previously in Knp… Two months ago, we announced a big news: that our friday afternoons woul...

Published on Jan 9, 2011

[Initiative] Trying out Rails3 for an open-source CRM

Nov 19, 2010 − As part of our new KNP Initiatives, we are starting BusinessTime, a new web application that will allow us to manage our projects and contacts… in Rails 3! As part of our new Knp Initiatives , we are starting BusinessTime, a new web application that will allow us to manage our proj...

Published on Nov 18, 2010