Well, this day concludes the Holy Week… and also signals that tomorrow work is an inevitable thing again [oh no!].
I have many task needed to be accomplished back at the office, and I am not looking forward to going back. Seems like a week of vacation is not enough. More! More!
March 13, 2009
PHP seminar Props
The College of Information and Communication Technology(CICT) of Bulacan State University (BSU) celebrated its first Comp Tech Day with the Theme: “Computer Technology. Creative Minds. Innovators of Tomorrow.” » Read more after the jump →
Well… not much words… i just printed my business card. Take a look…
Business card front
Business card back
Well, it’s a bit crappy yeah yeah… but that’s the best that I can do (together with some colleague). Just better luck and more designing for my next cards.
Hmmmm… one goal is accomplished… next step? Website redesign
This is your friendly neighborhood web developer and at last, i have my (crappy) business card!
February 20, 2009
BSU CICT I.T. Day: Infotech Mode
The College of Information and Communication Technology(CICT) of Bulacan State University (BSU) celebrated their I.T. Day with the Theme: “Infotech Mode Unlimited: Learn IT! Live IT! Love IT!” There were around 600 spectators/students that attended the event, and I was invited to be keynote speaker. What I was there for is only cleared that same morning, a little story telling plus some question and answer. Piece of cake eh?…
Im quite surprised when I open my email this morning, the first time that I opened it this year. There are few emails from unknown (not in my contact) source. I thought that Gmail’s spam protection is starting to lag behind those spammer geeks.
Well, the email come from prospective clients… to my surprise! How the hell did they know me? Oh…. yeah…. I have my site and my blog, both saying that I am a web developer. I know that my design don’t impress them, i haven’t even made a post to my blog for some time… and I have not portfolio to show them…then why? Why me?! Hahahaha! I must really start building other sites today so I can have a full blown portfolio.
Well, I might be taking some of the freelance jobs, yeah some. I might be busy doing projects for the company…but I might also be busy looking for another job 
But I’m not quiting my job until I found a better one, I won’t be a full time freelancer.
Just keep them coming! More jobs, more cash!
This is your friendly neighborhood web developer and this is the way to jumpstart 09…taking freelance jobs!
I’ve been blogging about ZF and its promise… yeah, but in the end (in the project) its promise will still render less advantage considering the time that I have to spend learning it. So for the meantime, I’m going for Codeigniter, a smaller and simpler framework.
We’re a perfect match I think <hahahha>. It is easier to study… I didn’t need to read the entire user guide, which I must say is amazing, to code a part that requires some framework functionality. I also noticed the difference in speed, CI is much faster.
For this thing… Zend framework must give way for now. I, well… the team will be using Codeigniter the projects. Well, maybe we can use ZF in future projects when we sort of absorb it to the point when we can optimize its use. If you want to download CI you can go here, don’t worry its free and its much smaller than ZF
Well, taking about learning Zend framework. If you are in the Philippines and you are looking for some training or course about the Zend framework, you’re probably like me, and I haven’t found any. Good thing PHPUGPH will be having a Zend Framework Sessions this Saturday, you can find more info here.
This is your friendly neighbourhood web developer and I’m switching to Codeigniter, for now
As I was reading some threads in my favorite online group (PHPUGPH) I came across this very interesting thing. The owner/founder of the group posted about this Tripoli CSS.
So, what is this all about?
Well, I’m not good at explaining so here it is from their website:
Tripoli is a generic CSS standard for HTML rendering. By resetting and rebuilding browser standards, Tripoli forms a stable, cross-browser rendering foundation for your web projects.
Tripoli completly resets all default browser standards and rebuilds them quietly with modern web development in mind.
Tripoli is not a CSS framework. It doesn’t tell you how to code your web site. Instead, it forms a solid HTML rendering engine and a base for creating dynamic layouts without interfering with typographic measurements.
Why is this Tripoli thing so appealing to me? Because I suck at design and UI hahah! And this provides a simple and basic solution to my problem. I just as to use it as my base CSS and overwrite some of the styles to fit my needs.
If you want to give it a try… here is the link to Tripoli CSS
This is your friendly neighborhood web developer and Im glad I’ve found Tripoli CSS!
This week my supervisor informed us that our project will be inputted in some tool so that it would be a “legal” (???) project. She instructed my colleague to input my name as a project leader. Great! That would mean more work and… I just hate it!!! Aaaarggghh!
But more frustrating than that is when she informed us that we must start documenting the project. Oh man, I am a programmer, not a technical writer… and I just hate making documentation.
Back in collage while doing our thesis, I also took the role of the main developer but I never touched the documentation. I let my group mates handle that part. I think I have more problems trying to make the logic of the system and I don’t want extra burden. I also am not that skilled in putting my explanation into word or charts.
Today… I still hate documentation! I know the benefits of documentation but I’m just not born for it (except for inline documentation). And I think that CMMI is overkill. In our department, documentation takes longer than that of the actual development. And if the documentation is that long, I think the time it adds to the project will overshadow its benefits.
I’m your friendly neighbourhood web developer…ranting and thinking if other developers have the same rants about documentation and CMMI.
I have posted a week ago that I will be learning the Zend Framework and try to use it in a freelance project. First impression… WTF?!!! (that is in a good way) Well now, I can say nothing but… YEAH BABY!
It is exciting to find out what this framework can do. Damn exciting. I haven’t encountered any real hard ass problem with it (except for some that I should have easily found my way out, thanks to the lazy me).
This is for the win:
Well, that’s it… I haven’t explored Zend Framework that much… but I am planning to! And I think it’ll be a fun process of exploration and discovery. I also take a lot of time for me to code the project because I’m still getting a hang of things. But if mastered, I can say for a fact that this framework will speed up development and boost productivity!
You can download Zend Framework here. Don’t worry, its FREE!
And right here is a very helpful tutorial.
Just a warning: Zend Framework is not for newbies like me (hehehe). You must have mastered basic PHP and have a good understanding of OOP concepts.
This is your friendly neighborhood web developer and I will definitely use Zend Framework!
Zend Framework
They say it is it is the most robust framework for PHP out there. They brag about its simplicity, power, and integration with the existing web technologies out there
What I like is its promise of ease of use (like most programmers I want no pain I the ass added with the crazy business logics). What I look for forward is the markets move to lean toward this promising technology.
And I will be trying it, a move for improvement. And I will be using this framework in my next project (read: freelance) Why Zend? Why not? I have tried some framework out there but then Zend Framework kinda got me the first try… but I still need some familiarity with this new baby. And I am hoping that I will see what others think and brag about it.
This is your friendly neighbourhood web developer and I will be trying the Zend Framework.
