Akra’s DevNotes

I am Rob Allen, technical director and software engineer

Akra's DevNotes is my outlet for talking about PHP development and the new Zend Framework. My day job involves creating and maintaining content managed websites for which we use PHP. We have a bespoke Content Management Framework that uses ADOdb for database access and Smarty for templating.

I have been a professional programmer since 1995, when I graduated as an Electronic Engineer from The University of Birmingham. For the six years I wrote C and C++ programs for Solaris, Linux and Windows for testing mobile radio networks. I then moved into web application programming using PHP.

I also build, maintain and moderate the website for the MMORPG guild Britannic Lore.

You can mail me at: rob at akrabat dot com