22Jun/090
Static Method Abuse
When I began taking over the web development project at work, I noticed a developer using a lot of static members and methods in his class definitions. His explanation was that it was an optimization he used to improve performance. Unfortunately, he had no metrics to back the statement up. So I set out to do some of my own.
17Jun/093
More Reliable Authentication in Zend Framework
Stefan Esser gave a presentation on Secure Programming with the Zend Framework at the 2009 Dutch PHP Conference. While the presentation was good, one thing that bothered me was the way authentication was being handled.