Welcome
Hi my name is Lance, some people (not many actually) call me Mr. Burly. You may wonder about that story, I'll leave it for another day/page. In an effort to be more proactive in the web developer community I've put together this site. It's nothing much, but I've purposefully left it simple. My intent is to provide concrete examples and code snippets that make sense, without overwhelming my audience with words (when possible). I'm always open to positive criticism and welcome suggestions. You can also download my resume if you'd like.
I've laid out my site in an atypical blog format, however that's basically what it is. I've decided to build this site on top of the Zend Framework and Doctrine ORM in order to provide a platform that I could experiment with and improve upon by extending both the Zend Framework and Doctrine ORM. Each section in the main navigation is a loose group of topics. Under "Me" you will get conceptual blog posts, with very little PHP. The "Sandbox" is mostly experimental client side programming. "Hackery" contains solutions to problems, which required short time constraints. Under "Problems and Solutions" I've provided more robust ideas, coupled with robust code samples that typically implement some design pattern, or solve a major problem that I've run across in the course of a typical work week. Please feel free to explore. Enjoy.
I have also started two PHP user groups in Louisiana. If you are interested in joining them please simply email the group you are interested in. The Baton Rouge user group can be reached at php.batonrouge.la@gmail.com. The Hammond user group can be reached at php.hammond.la@gmail.com.
