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Light. Fast. Secure. Do we need another? You may ask since PHP has dozen(s) of good frameworks already thriving. Dotz Framework is meant to fill a void. Most PHP frameworks tend to offer a suitcase full of features. They also tend to be over whelming and require a considerable amount of time to learn and […]

In a previous post I did provide a walk through of how a basic HTTP request gets processed when you try to access a website like WikiPedia. Let’s use that example as our template still, and expand a bit more on what HTTP requests are. This will help us understand why attention to fast processing […]

I recently got a contract offer with a major communications company in Toronto for a ReactJs and NodeJs role. While I was considering joining the team, I decided to go deeper into the world of Javascript. Many programmers will tell you they have trouble understanding JS. It was after reading this book by Darren Jones, […]

The world is a constantly evolving place with new trends, new waves and new contexts emerging routinely; staying at the top of it all is what businesses try to do. It is with this sad note, we must look back at our MVC model of developing web apps and say “Good bye, old friend.” MVC […]

Stepping away from server side computing for a moment, let’s talk frontend. Please see this post for further insight on what a SPA (Single Page Application) is. A Good User Interface matters When you visit a website or some web app and find the controls intuitive, fast and easy to predict, you feel comfortable with […]

Working as a contractor and consultant for the past 6 years, I’ve given my fair share of interviews for software developer roles. One type of white-board assessment you may find yourself in with an interviewer is to draw out in pseudo code the classes you would compose for an Animals software program that allows us […]