By Quentin Zervaas. In this article in the Zend Framework 101 series I will introduce you to the Zend_Registry class. This class used is to allow you manage variables and objects in the global application namespace. This is used as an alternative to using global variables in PHP. I will show you how to use the Zend_Registry class and also provide a practical example of where it would be useful to use the registry.
By Quentin Zervaas. While JavaScript is by design an object-oriented language, it hasn’t always been the easiest language to create nicely structured code that is easily maintainable
By Quentin Zervaas. In addition to all of the other useful classes Prototype gives to developers, it also provides a number of classes and methods for development of Ajax-enabled web applications. That is, it allows developers to easily perform HTTP sub-requests using XmlHttpRequest and to handle the response accordingly. In this article I will show you how Prototype makes Ajax development for developers by covering the functionality it provides. Additionally, I will show you how to easily transfer data between your JavaScript code and web server using JSON data.