Achieving Modular Architecture with Forwarding Decorators
PHP
By Eugene Dementjev,
Eugene explains Forwarding Decorators: a crazy concept for approaching modularity in apps - wrapping them in other classes and recompiling everything.
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Magento vs. X-Cart (+ Screencast)
PHP
By Jacco Blankenspoor,
A brief discussion of the Magento and X-Cart e-commerce frameworks, followed by a screen cast comparing the two.