Part 2 in this series deals with the presentation of your pitch.

Part 1 of a 4 part series regarding being the Agent of Positive Change in your organization

Don't let the fact that you have to use SOAP deter you from writing tests, here's you can mock SoapClient

So you want to start using Test Driven Development, but you're mired in a past that paid no attention to tests or testability; you aren't alone!

Behavioral Driven Development frameworks like Behat and Mink have a very specific set of language that they use, you can use this style of language to keep your tests focused and organized. 

Rarely are comments used well, so I'm going to talk about how I like to see comments used and why.

When it comes to using Selenium, you have options. In this post I'm going to talk through using the PHPUnit_Extensions_Selenium2TestCase.

ShrimPHP is a project I started as a way to practice test driven development.

Since I started trying to run it on a VM, I figured I'd bring it on home.

My first experience with Selenium

Dew It! Half Marathon: August 18, 2012 - Oakridge Prairie - Griffith, IN

Often times in our tests we need to check a data set rather than a single example. PHPUnit offers us data providers to make this process a little bit smoother!

Ran into an issue with a Unit Test; but at the end of the day I implemented the feature and found some unresolved issues.

A detailed guide on how to manage a beta/production SugarCRM install with Git

A month or so ago I responded to a tweet from Chris Hartjes regarding an apprenticeship in testing; I was fortunate he decided to take me under his wing. I've learned a lot of really great things in the first month or so and wanted to chronicle what I've learned.

I ran across some ugly code the other night and implored people on Twitter to stop using the mysql extension, had some people ask me why.  So here's an intro to PHP Data Object (PDO).

There is so much talk around being Agile, it's become a buzzword.  Are there benefits to working with an agile methodology?

We've all come across code where the original author (never ourselves of course) wrote crafty code and it takes us forever to figure out what's going on.  Don't do that...

My experiences with the PHP community have made me realize how stupid I was for not getting involved sooner.

If you've not been blessed with the best graphic design skills, take heart.  There are tools that help you generate responsive user interfaces without the need to push pixels around.

I've been struggling recently with some confidence in my abilities, I had an Aha! (no not the 80's band) moment on the train ride home...

Unless you do...

I was blessed to be able to attend php|tek12 for a day, and I'm new to this whole community scene.  I'm not sure if anyone is really wondering who am I or what I'm about, so if you're interested...here's a a little bit about me.

If you've been around certain CRM circles, you've probably heard the term Social CRM; here's what I think about it...