Zend Framework Application PatternsPresented at DPC, June 2010

This all-day tutorial with Matthew Weier O’Phinney looks at a number of Zend Framework components and development strategies that improve every aspect of application lifecycle. Starting with custom Zend_Application resources and bootstrapping techniques for better initialisation, we then look at routing web services using the Zend_Rest components. Whilst looking at domain models, we consider the proper usage of Zend_Form in relation to filtering data, as well as how Zend_Paginator can be used as a generalised data type for model data used in views. Placeholder view helpers, coupled with Zend_Layout and the ContextSwitch action helper, are looked at in detail to provide a rich view system. Finally, we also be covered application-wide concepts such as caching and testing.