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amfphp 1.2 - erratum and video tutorials

( News )

Sorry for the blog spam but as I was working with the new build I noticed a nasty intermitent bug that meant amfphp 1.2 only responded in some cases. Sorry if it caused anyone any issues. You should immediately download the new build which solves this issue.

Also I’ve created and posted some 6 (!) new […]

flickr and php

( PHP )

Here’s an interesting PDF on the Flickr’s architecture, based around PHP. There’s some really funny moments in there. The author is very pragmatic, getting something out that just works, which I love. My favorite quote:

“Normalised data is for sissies”

amfphp 1.2 beta released

( Remoting and PHP )

I’ve just released amfphp 1.2 beta. This release brings quite a few changes, most of which I’ve already discussed here. The first thing that you’ll notice when unzipping is the folder structure change. All of the amfphp framework is now in the amf-core folder, on the same level as the services and browser. It sounds […]

Should AMFPHP 2 support JSON and XML-RPC?

( News and Remoting and PHP )

I’ve hesitated in the past on adding new features in amfphp to keep it as simple and compatible as possible. In particular, I have resisted adding new serializers and deserializers so that amfphp can be used with other things than just AMF and Flash. These days, JSON and XML-RPC are popular choices for creating AJAX […]

Stop bashing Web 2.0, they have a point

( News and Misc. )

I have deliberately postponed writing my own take on the web 2.0 bandwagon as I figured I’d let the dust settle so I’d make an actual opinion on the whole phenomenon. Here’s the short version:

The current web sucks Web 1.0 was about money, web 2.0 is going to be about money AND data Web 2.0 is going […]