Articles by Michael Girouard

Rolling Your Own MVC: The Page Load Scenario

Tue, 13 May 2008 08:30:00 EDT

Before I get into any sort of detail, I think it's important to say that there is more than one way to approach an MVC. Go ahead, ask a few seasoned developers how they would hack together a project like this and each one will give you a completely different answer. I'm going to do my best to simplify the process as much as I possibly can without damaging the stability, security, and scalability of the framework.

Rolling Your Own MVC Framework - Starting-Point for Any PHP Application

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:30:00 EDT

Over the next couple of articles, I'll be walking you through the process of developing a simple MVC framework that you can use as a starting point for almost any PHP application that needs to be developed. Furthermore this framework won't be like any other framework you've seen: it's going to be small enough to not obstruct the real development, elegant enough to make it a pleasure to work on in the future, and scalable enough to be useful in the development of applications of any size.

Are the Job Titles "Web Designer" and "Web Developer" Too General?

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EDT

There are a lot of professions that have emerged from the web: designers, developers, strategists, search engine optimists, information architects, usability and accessibility consultants, the list goes on... Today, I'd like to talk about the first two. I wouldn't go so far to say that the titles should be considered harmful by any means, rather we have just outgrown our job titles!