In this month's issue of php|architect you can find an article on the eZ components. In this article I explain the goals for the project as well as architectural decisions that we took while developing this components library. It also shows a small example on how to use the components. Unfortunately the service (http://geo.derickrethans.nl.) it talks about is not yet life... I should get that going soon.

And, in reference to the upcoming php|tek conference:

Some time ago I already wrote that I will be speaking at php|tek. Besides the three talks I will also give a tutorial/workshop on (proper) database design and optimization.

His talks will include: "A Developer's Guide to Successful Database Design", "eZ Components - RAD for PHP", and "Derick's Ranting Hour".

For a complete listing of the schedule of the conference, check out the php|architect site detailing the conference.]]> Wed, 01 Mar 2006 07:09:51 -0600 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/4763 http://www.phpdeveloper.org/news/4763 php|architect has posted information about their latest webcast offering coming up in mid-February - a talk with Derick Rethans about the eZ components framework.

Join PHP Guru Derick Rethans in this free live webcast on February 17th, 2006 at 1PM EST, and learn about the new eZ components platform recently release by software maker eZ systems, publishers of the popular eZ publish content management system.

In this one-hour event, Derick will introduce the new platform and discuss its design philosophy, its strong points and role in enterprise development, as well as show practical examples of components at work. A Q&A session will follow the main presentation; all members of the audience are invited to take part in the live webcast and ask questions.

You can head over to this page to sign up for this free event...]]> Tue, 31 Jan 2006 06:50:39 -0600