CodeIgniter 1.6.0 Released

As previously posted, CodeIgniter 1.6.0 has now been released to the public!
Here’s a quick overview of the update:

A Database Forge class: database agnostic table and field manipulation
An enhanced Active Record library
A revised Session Class with “flash variables” and additional security
An extendable Model Class with auto-loadable Models
Extendable Helpers, and additions and enhancements to existing Helpers
A revised [...]

The World’s Finally Getting a Voice

Michael Wales has fired out a very interesting post proposing that Wordpress’ new ‘Prologue’ theme, (and maybe with other new technologies), could carve the way for a new method of communication online.
By allowing users to put in their 2 cents anyway they like, a distributed messaging system could be the next big way to communicate [...]

CodeIgniter 1.6.0 Release Approaches, But PHP4 Will Remain Supported

For almost 9 months now CodeIgniter has remained fairly static, seeing only a minor revision or two, but after an excellent catch on the CodeIgniter Forums, news comes from Derek Allard that version 1.6.0 is approaching completion!
Despite this new milestone release, the wise folks over at EllisLabs have decided to continue support for PHP4.
There’s been [...]

Progressing your career as a developer

Most of my subscribers are probably web developers, or have a similar profession.
And, for that reason, I thought I’d share with you a theory I have about our careers.
A great deal of talent exists within our industry, and the kind of people who work in web development generally have the following qualities:

Very logical
Problem solver
Craves to [...]