Jul
21st

Learning Zend_Db_Table

Here are some quick notes taken from the Zend Framework documentation about this class. I’ll aggregate the parts I feel are most useful… :

Introduction to Table Class

The Zend_Db_Table class is an object-oriented interface to database tables. It provides methods for many common operations on tables. The base class is extensible, so you can add custom logic.

Defining a Table Class

For each table in your database that you want to access, define a class that extends Zend_Db_Table_Abstract.

My feeling on this, is that it’s a little bit “overkill”, at least for a website with a DB that handles hundreds of tables. I feel some tables will always be used in some kind of logical grouping into some class.  In those cases you will not want to create systematically all those class… Unless you have a lot more time available than I do ;)

Learning Zend_Db_Table

May
22nd

Poly9 launches Mapspread beta

Poly9, Qc city, map experts since 2005 are launching the Mapspread public beta today!

Spreadsheets importation, online managing, multi-user sharing and easy publication around the web, the feature list is pretty impressive!

You can sign up for free for a limited time as a beta tester right here »

Have you tried it? I’d like to have your opinion about it and any idea how it could be used at ByTheOwner, thanks!

Feb
24th

FOWA : How to build advanced web apps with Cappuccino and Objective-J

Working at BTO as a web developper has great benefits, and one of them is that I’m actually in the beautiful city of Miami, attending the FOWA Future of Web Apps 2009 conference & workshops!

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This morning, I had the chance to assist to Francisco Tolmasky’s (280 North) workshop called “How to build advanced web apps with Cappuccino and Objective-J”. It was an absolutely great demo and I’m actually very excited about using this framework for incoming projects at ByTheOwner. FOWA : How to build advanced web apps with Cappuccino and Objective-J

Nov
17th

Did you know 3.0

Here is an absolutely great video.

It reveals some very interesting (even fascinating) facts about technology’s evolution in the past years :

Feb
25th

Hi-Tech-Technological update on ByTheOwner

Oyé! Oyé! Once again, ByTheOwner.com innovates!

A meeting of the masterminds behind your favorite real estate website has given rise to a revolutionary idea!

This new feature is in the login page “Your Account”. A small checkbox labeled “Remember me on this computer” has appeared just below the password field. When you click this box and you log on, a Hi-Tech-Technology ensures that you to stay connected to the website for the next 30 days without having to re-enter your username and password.

However, if you click the “disconnect”, you will then “disconnect”…

The Brains behind the Website