I know I promised to post something last week, but I was just feeling too crummy. However, I’m much better this week and getting back into the swing of things. Man, I feel like most of June just completely disappeared on me.
Anyway, I want to give you all a status update on the two big […]

One of the main enhancements for Willowgarden DP2 will be a vastly improved architecture for the data mapping layer. The goal is to allow archetypes (domain objects) to be loaded and saved via one or more storage systems and formats with minimal loss of data integrity. In other words, I want to be able to […]

Whew, I’m feeling a bit overwhelmed with the amount of work I have ahead of me for xajax 0.5 and Willowgarden DP2. Not that it’s particularly difficult or time-consuming compared to the work I’ve already done, but in both cases the work requires a singularly focused and specific train of thought, which is tricky to […]

Hey, I’m back after taking a couple of days off (aaahhhhh….), and I’m about to embark on a strange new adventure: I shall attempt to discover that far-flung, exotic locale where I hear told that the rare Zend Framework lives underneath the shady canopy of the Willowgarden. I will make copious notes as I conduct […]

Hey, I was recently interviewed by Hatem Ben Yacoub at the online AJAX Magazine, so you might want to check that out if you’d like to hear me talk more about xajax and Willowgarden. Thanks Hatem!

Well, I’m pleased and extremely excited to tell you that Willowgarden is now online and ready for download. What is Willowgarden? It is a new rapid platform for bringing the next wave of Web applications to life using the power of PHP 5. It gives you the tools you need to design and develop great […]

Only one more day to go until Willowgarden is launched. It’s a project that’s been under development for over eight months and contains concepts I’ve been working on for far longer than that. I had originally planned to release it sometime at the end of April, and last week when I discovered that April 28 […]

We’re halfway through the business week here, and Arbor Day is coming up fast! What’s so special about Arbor Day, you ask? Well, it’s a great opportunity to celebrate the beauty and wonder and incredible usefulness of trees — in particular by planting some. It’s also a day when the Willowgarden project will be officially […]

As we roll along towards Arbor Day, April 28, 2006, when all will be revealed, let’s talk about another aspect of PHP application design that Willowgarden will impact dramatically.
Every piece of software can be described and articulated via a set of core concepts. Often, these ways of building software mirror concepts we understand in real-life. […]

As I mentioned earlier this month, I have a series of announcements I’ll be making as this summer rolls on by. The first announcement won’t fully be revealed until Arbor Day, April 28, 2006. In the meantime, this is the first post in a series that will continue until that date, and each post will […]