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Jason Lengstorf is a 25-year-old turbogeek hailing from Portland, Oregon, who designs and develops websites for Copter Labs. He's the author of PHP for Absolute Beginners [2009 Apress] and Pro PHP and jQuery [2010 Apress], as well as articles for various online publications.
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Object-Oriented PHP for Beginners

Object-Oriented PHP for Beginners

Jason Lengstorf on Dec 23rd 2011 with 204 comments

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from through out the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in July, 2010.

For many PHP programmers, object-oriented programming is a frightening concept, full of complicated syntax and other roadblocks. As detailed in my book, Pro PHP and jQuery, you’ll learn the concepts behind object-oriented programming (OOP), a style of coding in which related actions are grouped into classes to aid in creating more-compact, effective code.

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20 Ways to Save Kittens and Learn PHP
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20 Ways to Save Kittens and Learn PHP

Jason Lengstorf on Nov 8th 2011 with 163 comments

Twice a month, we revisit some of our readers’ favorite posts from through out the history of Nettuts+. This tutorial was first published in January, 2011.

There’s an old adage – dating back to the 1700s – which, in English, says: “A kitten dies each time a PHP programmer doesn’t follow best practices.” Okay, not really; but just go with it!

Getting started in PHP can be a daunting experience. With that in mind, these 20 tips will teach you how to follow best practices, and save lives…kitty lives.

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Why You’re a Bad PHP Programmer

Why You’re a Bad PHP Programmer

Jason Lengstorf on Feb 18th 2011 with 189 comments

We all have our bad habits. In this article, we’ll go over a list of bad practices that are worth examining, reevaluating, and correcting immediately.

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Simplify Form Handling in a Big Way

Simplify Form Handling in a Big Way

Jason Lengstorf on Feb 1st 2011 with 45 comments

Save time, reduce maintenance pains, simplify your code, and do it all while feeling like a freakin’ genius! In this tutorial, learn how to use variable variables, lookup arrays, and a bit of clever programming to simplify form handling in a big way.

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Roll your Own Templating System in PHP: New Premium Tutorial
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Roll your Own Templating System in PHP: New Premium Tutorial

Jason Lengstorf on Nov 24th 2010 with 26 comments

Push the limits of your PHP knowledge with this extremely in depth and advanced tutorial. You’ll learn how to implement techniques, including object-oriented programming, regular expressions, and function currying to build a templating system from scratch. Become a Premium member to read this tutorial, as well as hundreds of other advanced tutorials and screencasts.

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Winners Announced: Free Copies of “Pro PHP and jQuery”

Winners Announced: Free Copies of “Pro PHP and jQuery”

Jason Lengstorf on Jul 8th 2010 with 825 comments

Jason Lengstorf was nice enough to offer our community a handful of copies of his latest awesome book, Pro PHP and jQuery. Be sure to read his latest Nettuts+ tutorial, “Object-Oriented PHP for Beginners,” based on his book.

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Add Power to Your PHP With Multi-Tiered Applications

Add Power to Your PHP With Multi-Tiered Applications

Jason Lengstorf on Apr 14th 2009 with 58 comments

As PHP applications become more and more complex, it can be easy to end up with a tangled mess of code that makes maintenance nearly impossible. Applying the concept of tiered applications can help to alleviate some of the difficulty in maintaining complex applications.

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