What is Malt Blue?
My name is Matthew welcome you to Malt Blue. Malt Blue is a site dedicated to helping people master two great topics in the PHP arena:
- Zend Framework
- Cloud-based Application Design and Development
In a nutshell, it’s the place where you can Learn to Master Zend Framework and Cloud-based application development: Innovatively & Creatively.
Whether you want to do one, the other, both, or concepts related to these core specialties, it’s my aim to provide you with that information and links to it here on a regular basis.
Now there’s a lot of sites out there that seek to teach one or both of these concepts, true. But my aim is to do it in a challenging, informative, creative, innovative and interesting way.
In addition to that, I don’t want the site to be too stuffy, but to be fun. A place where ideas, concepts and feedback that’s constructive and creative is always welcomed, fostered and encouraged. So please feel free to contribute your ideas, whether in tweets, post comments or on the Facebook or Google+ pages.
As technology changes so quickly, the information is presented in a way that makes it able to applied very efficiently and more effectively. Given this, the content of the site is delivered in a variety of ways; primarily posts, but it’s also delivered as:
- Tutorials
- Interviews
- Tips
- Podcasts
- Screencasts
- Webinars
I hope that you find all that you’re looking for here at Malt Blue. If there’s something missing that you’d like to see or you want more information, I invite you to contact us through our contact form and we’ll be in touch as soon after as possible.
Getting Started
To make the site as simple to use as possible, I’ve setup this page to help you know what you can find, a bit of a roadmap if you will.
A few first things – don’t forget to get the free updates
Zend Framework
- Zend Framework and mongoDB – Getting Started Quickly!
- Stop preDispatch Infinite Loops in The Zend Framework
- Zend Framework – 10 Must Dos
- Writing a simple blog with Zend Framework and mongoDB
PHP Development
- If PHP had a flux capacitor (Starting out with PHP)
- Web Application Optimisation
- Do you i18n?
Becoming a Better Developer
- Doing the little things
- The 5 Pillars of Successful Software Development
- Do you REALLY know how to talk to your development team?
Take your time, no rush. Delve in as deep and as far as suits you, your schedule and your needs. When you find something you like, I’d love to hear your thoughts and opinion in the comments.
Also, I’d love to have you follow me over on twitter. Don’t be shy, come say hello. Don’t do Twitter? No sweat. Join in the growing community on Facebook.
All the best,
Matt
