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Rob Allen's Blog: Validating UK Postcodes
by Chris Cornutt November 15, 2010 @ 12:29:35
Rob Allen has shared a bit of code he's put together to help with validating UK postal codes (since the functionality in Zend_Validate doesn't cooperate), so he extended the main Zend_Validate_PostCode with his own validator.
It's easy enough to add a filter to remove the space, but I'm a little worried that when (and if) it gets fixed, will the fixed version Zend_Validate_PostCode then fail to validate postcodes without the space? In theory it should as the space is part of the spec. I'd hate my code to unexpectedly break due to a valid bug fix. I can easy work around this worry though by simply creating my own extension of Zend_Validate_PostCode.
The thirty-five line code example allows you to correctly validate the postal code with a quick call to the "isValid" method. He also links to another method from Paul Court to handle things similarly.
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Job Posting: Etouches.com Seeks Web Developer (Reading, UK or Ridgefield, CT)
by Chris Cornutt August 26, 2010 @ 20:49:46
| Company |
Etouches.com |
| Location |
Reading, UK or Ridgefield, CT |
| Title |
Web Developer |
| Summary |
Company
www.etouches.com is a fast growing and well funded industry leader in integrated event technology solutions with a suite of software designed and built in-house covering conference registration, hotel booking, email marketing, business networking, meeting, project and budget management. We're looking for a developer to join our expanding team to ensure our ongoing growth.
Competencies
- Solid experience of PHP, HTML, XML, SQL and JavaScript. Knowledge of further web technologies such as Ruby, iPhone and Blackberry desirable.
- Good analytical problem solving and a solid understanding of designing effective user interfaces.
- Able to converse with internal clients and translate business requirements to system requirements and ultimately execute this. Ability to read past a brief and future-proof a plus.
- Understanding of Unix/Linux with the ability to manage basic system administration.
- Ideally experience of OOP, MySQL and Ajax.
Key Tasks
- To be able to work in a high pressure environment running several pieces of development concurrently and changing priorities as required.
- To liaise with key stakeholders to keep them updated on development progress and issues.
- To take a fresh perspective of the IT landscape and bring new technology to the company.
Ideal Background
- 3+ years work experience.
- College/University educated.
- Exposure to the events, mobile or social media industries.
This is the perfect opportunity for an enthusiastic developer who thrives in a fast paced team environment looking for great prospects and advancements in their career within a new role. This is a very exciting role with great opportunity to further your career.
Superb salary + package on offer! For more information contact jalkon@etouches.com.
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Community News: CodeIgniter Con 2010
by Chris Cornutt June 15, 2010 @ 08:52:23
A new CodeIgniter-related conference has been announced today - CodeIgniter Con 2010 happening in Bristol UK in August.
CodeIgniter Con 2010 is the first CodeIgniter-only conference to be held in Bristol, UK. CodeIgniter Con 2010 was created to have an event for all CI developers to further their development knowledge, network with each other and have a great time. CodeIgniter Con 2010 tickets are now available for purchase.
The two day conference includes speakers like Adam Griffiths, Phil Sturgeon, Joel Gascoigne and Dean Howe with topics ranging from using CodeIgniter in social networks to some tips on running an open source project that uses the framework. Tickets are already on sale and cost £20 for the conference day ticket and £10 for just the Hack Day ticket.
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Derick Rethans' Blog: PHP and Ordnance Survey Mapping
by Chris Cornutt April 28, 2010 @ 10:55:14
Derick Rethans, indulging his "map geek" side, has written up a new post showing how he took the data from Ordnance Survey and mapped some information in the UK - postcode density for the whole area.
I decided to map all the postcodes onto the UK map where more postcodes for a specific place would create a "lighter" colour. Each postcode has on average about 15 addresses, so in more densely populated areas you have more "postcodes-per-area". Doing this wasn't very difficult and it resulted in the following map.
He walks through the entire process including how, in working with the data, he noticed alignment issues caused by the differing projections the map information service uses (Mercator) versus just mapping to a flat image. Some calculations were made to convert the latitude/longitude to the correct locations and the resulting points were plotted on a cut-out image of the UK.
After I figured out all the maths for this, the only problem that remains that implementing those algorithms in PHP is show-calculating all the positions from the 1.6 million postcode locations takes up to 10 minutes. This is why I am not presenting any code yet. I am planning to implement all the necessary calculations in a PHP extension to speed up the calculations.
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Job Posting: Tilllate Media Seeks Senior PHP Developer (Glasgow, UK)
by Chris Cornutt February 19, 2010 @ 20:59:42
| Company |
Tilllate Media |
| Location |
Glasgow, UK |
| Title |
Senior PHP Developer |
| Summary |
Tilllate Media Ltd operates tilllate.com in the UK and publishes tilllate magazine. tilllate.com is the largest nightlife and clubbing social network in the world with sites currently operating in 12 European countries and regularly attracting over 3.5 million visitors a month. In the UK, tilllate.com attracts over 250,000 visitors a month. tilllate magazine was launched in Sep 2009 when Tilllate Media recruited the editorial and design team of the long-established dance magazine M8 to create the world's essential clubbing magazine.
The Senior Developer role will play an important part in specifying our in-house technology requirements and developing exciting new features for the site. The successful candidate will have excellent verbal communication skills and good attention to detail. Most likely the successful candidate will be someone who has a computer science background with/or considerable industry experience.
Duties
- working with the development team leader and designer/integrator to understand tilllate's business requirements.
- contributing to the strategic development and specifications for improvements to the online system.
- specifying and maintaining the internal systems and hardware required for the in-house development team.
- managing our servers and the relationship with our external hosting company.
- management of junior developers (as/if required).
- ensuring that all work is backed-up on a regular basis.
- testing and trouble-shooting.
Skills
- first class PHP/MySQL programming skills. Additional programming skills (eg AJAX) would be an advantage.
- considerable experience working within a LAMP development environment.
- experience using version control and disciplined software development methodologies.
- excellent systems/sever/DBA skills and experience.
- a willingness to employ code documentation/commenting practices.
- staff management skills would be an advantage.
Compensation
This is a full time position and an opportunity to work on a large, sophisticated, ongoing international project. The salary range will be dependent on the skills, experience, and expectation of the individual applicant.
Application
Please submit your CV and a letter of application to john.muir@tilllate.com. Please ensure that you also include links to any projects that you have directly contributed to. We are looking to establish our in-house development team as quickly as possible, as such; interviews of potentially suitable candidates will take place as soon as possible after an appropriate application is received. It is likely that our interview process will be in two parts, with the second part involving the review/discussion of a hypothetical brief.
If you require any additional information or clarification, don't hesitate to contact john.muir@tilllate.com.
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Job Posting: BF Internet Seeks PHP Developer (Milnthorpe, Cumbria, UK)
by Chris Cornutt January 04, 2010 @ 21:18:30
| Company |
BF Internet |
| Location |
Milnthorpe, Cumbria, UK |
| Title |
Experienced PHP Developer |
| Summary |
Summary:
Big Fish Internet are a leading internet design and consultancy Company based in the village of Milnthorpe, Cumbria. The Company has a long established reputation for offering custom made high quality web sites and services. Our focus is on delivering quality products to meet the client's needs, along with exceptional levels of customer service and support. Due to continued growth in our bespoke programming department we require a PHP developer (ideally with Linux sysadmin experience) to join our programming team.
Duties/Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will be proficient in OOP PHP 4 and 5 with additional Linux system administration skills and previous commercial experience. Any experience with Perl and ASP.net is advantageous. With a proven track record in developing bespoke applications you will also need to be able to support, maintain and further develop current customer systems. You will need to be a team player in a busy, growing and friendly company.
Benefits:
Attractive basic salary (£25,000 - £28,000) dependant on skills and experience. 15 days annual holiday, all Bank Holidays and Christmas/New Year closure period. A good working environment offering stability and forecasted growth.
Please email Rob Holden (rob@bfinternet.co.uk) with your current C.V. and list any example URL's of work you have created. Alternatively if you fancy a quick chat about the vacancy before applying please call him on 015395 64580.
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Job Posting: Huges Media Seeks Mid/Sr Level PHP Developer (Worcestershire, UK)
by Chris Cornutt September 08, 2009 @ 08:10:16
| Company |
Hughes Media |
| Location |
Worcestershire, UK |
| Title |
Mid to Senior Level PHP developer |
| Summary |
Hughes Media specialises in producing websites that are simple to use, quick to load and easy to find. Most of the sites we build are based on technology that we have created ourselves. We are a young, exciting team of designers and developers based in a small but very busy office in the beautiful Teme Valley.
We are looking for a web developer with a combination of strong PHP/SQL, software design principles and HTML/CSS knowledge.
This is a challenging role for a person with good technical skills. The ideal candidate will be passionate about the web, showing strong motivation and close attention to detail. We are looking for initiative and a desire to learn and improve. In-house training and support will be provided to develop existing skills.
We are offering a competitive salary commensurate with experience. This is a full time post.
Requirements:
- Excellent knowledge of PHP, including PHP 5.
- Object oriented programming
- Sound knowledge of HTML/CSS
- Experience with MySQL
- Independent problem solving skills
- Familiarity with web standards
- Flexibility: we are small company, but we move quickly
Pluses:
- Linux system administration
- Smarty templating system
- Subversion experience
- Javascript, and when not to use it
An online portfolio site where you can demonstrate your knowledge and experience in the required technologies is a must.
Applicants must have their own transport.
Contact: Edward Hughes at ed@hughesmedia.co.uk
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