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• Why Singletons Are Evil

  Published by Hector Virgen on August 26, 2010
  Updated on August 26, 2010
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  Singletons can cause more problems than they solve.

• Taming Getters and Setters

  Published by Hector Virgen on April 26, 2010
  Updated on April 26, 2010
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  Getters and Setters can be evil, but with a little bit of love (and a long whip), they can be tamed.

• My Favorite Gmail Label

  Published by Hector Virgen on April 24, 2010
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  Labels in Gmail are awesome as is, but this label has to be the best!

• Improved Comment Support

  Published by Hector Virgen on February 13, 2010
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  Commenting on my blog just got easier!

• Building an Identity Map in PHP

  Published by Hector Virgen on February 9, 2010
  Updated on February 9, 2010
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  An identity map is a useful tool to keep track of all of the domain entities that are created in PHP. Here's an easy way to add one to your projects.

• New Site is Now Live!

  Published by Hector Virgen on February 4, 2010
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  The new VirgenTech Website is now live!

   

• Login is Now Working

  Published by Hector Virgen on February 1, 2010
  Updated on February 4, 2010
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  You can now log in to VirgenTech, and the "code" tab is up and running!

• Building a Smarter Model Layer

  Published by Hector Virgen on February 1, 2010
  Updated on February 4, 2010
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  My experiences with using the Data Mapper pattern in Zend Framework applications.

• New Site Coming Soon!

  Published by Hector Virgen on January 30, 2010
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  The new VirgenTech website is nearly ready for launch!

• Lazy Loading and Data Mappers

  Published by Hector Virgen on January 18, 2010
  Updated on February 5, 2010
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  How to use lazy loading to write efficient data mappers.

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