Foreword

At first glance, my initial instinct was to wonder, "why am I reading yet another book on web development?" After all, I've been in the business for so long that I've learned to say, when asked how many years of experience, over 30. What more is there to learn, right? Wrong! First of all, I'm sure deep down in your gut you'll agree that no matter how long you've been in the business, there is always something new to be learned. This is where our friend Andrew Caya comes in.

Andrew is and has been my best student. He's the only one to have attended all the courses I teach for Zend, and also to have purchased all the books and videos I've done for O'Reilly and Packt. Okay, Okay, I can almost hear you muttering to yourself that maybe ...

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