Ever wanted to dynamically add functionality to services you retrieve from your DI container — without creating custom versions or long inheritance hierarchies? Do you want to do it in a simple, clear, and well structured way? If so, then tune into this episode and learn about delegator factories. They're an advanced and very powerful technique for handling just this situation. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode and find out more about them. As always, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions and input. Links What Are Delegator Factories and Why You Should Use Them (https://masterzendframework.com/what-are-delegator-factories/) Delegator Factories (ZF Documentation) (https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-expressive/v3/features/container/delegator-factories/) Delegator Factories (Ocramius’ blog) (https://ocramius.github.io/blog/zend-framework-2-delegator-factories-explained/) Zend Expressive Essentials (https://masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/) Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery)

Just a quick one to mention that the most recent post: "What Does It Take To Start Using Zend Expressive?", has been updated. It now covers the Composer scripts that come with projects created with the Zend Expressive Skeleton Installer. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode and find out more about the Composer scripts that make working with Zend Expressive simpler and easier. As always, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions and input. Links What Does It Take To Start Using Zend Expressive? (https://www.masterzendframework.com/what-does-it-take-to-get-started-with-zend-expressive/) Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery)

What does it take to start using Zend Expressive? That’s the question I ask in the latest post on Master Zend Framework (https://www.masterzendframework.com/what-does-it-take-to-get-started-with-zend-expressive/) and discuss in this episode. Honestly, Zend Framework — and especially Zend Expressive — aren’t hard to get started with! So in this episode (and post) I set out to explode that myth. Along with that, I’ve got some community news, specifically posts in the community, along with some package updates. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode and find out more about the first module of the upcoming course. As always, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions and input. Links The latest blog post: What Does It Take To Start Using Zend Expressive? (https://www.masterzendframework.com/what-does-it-take-to-get-started-with-zend-expressive/) Create caching middleware with #expressive (https://t.co/fpStacr6QP) Learn how to create custom middleware workflows in #expressive. (https://t.co/hMgT5rBSiJ) zfcampus/zf-apigility-admin 1.5.11 (https://t.co/unjVDhrJ3F) zfcampus/zf-configuration 1.3.2 (https://t.co/vrNkQbeVux) zendframework/zend-expressive-authentication-session 0.1.1 (https://t.co/CswzTKEaqs) zfcampus/zf-content-validation 1.3.6 (https://t.co/pnkKAdFAoS) Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery)

A quick, impromptu, episode to let you know that I’ve finished the first module of the upcoming Zend Expressive Essentials course! I don’t mean to overload you with plugs about me, but I’m super excited about this course and that I’ve completed the first module. It’s not a big module, but it sets the scene and helps get things started! Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode and find out more about the first module of the upcoming course. As always, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions and input. Links Zend Expressive Essentials (https://masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/) Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com) Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery)

In this episode, I’m super excited to announce that Pluralsight have given me the go-ahead to create a new course: Zend Expressive Essentials! That’s right, a new course, based on the recently published book (of the same name) Zend Expressive Essentials (https://masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/). If you bought the book, I’m confident you’ll be interested in taking the course. If you didn’t buy the book, here’s a sneak peak at what’s on offer: An Introduction to Zend Expressive (core concepts and theory). Creation of an application by hand. Creation of an application using the command-line tooling support. Integration of third-party libraries and packages. Creation of powerful middleware pipelines. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode and find out more about the upcoming course, and tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions and input. Links Zend Expressive Essentials (https://masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/) Pluralsight (https://www.pluralsight.com) Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery)

In this episode, I’m curious to find out what packages you use in your Zend Framework projects. This, as I go into in the episode, was prompted by what Jan Burkl said in his Middleware talk at PHP Day 2017, in Dresden, last weekend. So I’m keen to find out how your projects are composed, what packages you use by default, when Zend Framework (1, 2, or Expressive) are the core framework that underpins your application. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions, and check out the links below. Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) Links Jan Burkl: https://twitter.com/@janatzend PHP Day 2017 (German): http://phpug-dresden.org/phpdd17 http://phpug-dresden.org/phpdd17

In this episode, I’m having a quick post-mortem about the Zend Expressive Essentials book (https://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/), which is now on sale. I’ve loved writing the book and the accompanying code, and I’m thrilled that it’s selling so well. But it's always good, to be honest about what didn’t go so well, and where things could have gone better. In this episode, I do just that, in so much as I can with an episode limit of 3 minutes. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions, and check out the links below.

At long last, I’m excited to say that the Zend Expressive Essentials book (http://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/) is now on sale. It’s been a while in coming, but it’s here. If you weren’t aware that I was writing it, it’s a book that teaches the fundamentals of Zend Expressive so that you can begin building applications right away. It's a practical, hands-on approach, which shows you just enough of how Expressive is put together and how to use it, while not getting lost in things that aren't necessary. Today, I’m getting a bit excited, a bit effervescent that it’s ready. If you’ve already bought a copy, email me your feedback. I’m very keen to know what you think, and where I can improve it. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions, and check out the links below. Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) Links Zend Expressive Essentials Book & Course (http://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/)

In this episode, come get a quick introduction to a very powerful feature in Zend ServiceManager, called Delegator Factories. Delegator Factories (https://ocramius.github.io/blog/zend-framework-2-delegator-factories-explained/) are: pretty much, a wrapper around a real factory: it allows us to either replace the actual service with a "delegate" or interact with an object produced by a factory before it is returned by the Zend\ServiceManager. They’re a very powerful feature that Matthew Weier O’Phinney put me onto while I’ve been writing the new book Zend Expressive Essentials (http://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/). I was stand-offish at first, but have been blown away by the power and flexibility that they offer. If you’re keen to find out how to create powerful and flexible middleware pipelines, then grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode, tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions, and check out the links below. Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) Links Zend Expressive Essentials Book & Course (http://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/) Zend Framework 2 Delegator Factories Explained (https://ocramius.github.io/blog/zend-framework-2-delegator-factories-explained/) Delegator Factories - Official Documentation (https://docs.zendframework.com/zend-expressive/features/container/delegator-factories/)

In this episode, I share a progress update on the Zend Expressive Essentials book and course (which is soooo close to completion) and say a little mea culpa (I’m sorry) for not being consistent with the podcast. Grab a cup of your favourite beverage, have a listen to the episode, and tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) with any questions. Questions/Comments/Suggestions Tweet me at @zfmastery (https://twitter.com/zfmastery) Links http://www.masterzendframework.com/zend-expressive-essentials/