ElbertF Blog

Swiftlet — light-weight PHP framework

I just released an early alpha version of Swiftlet, an Open Source, light-weight PHP framework released under the GPL license.

It’s targeted at developers who want to built simple websites that don’t require large and complex frameworks, but do want a solid base to work from. Swiftlet provides basic security features such as user input sanitizing, is highly extensible thanks to the deeply integrated hook system, completely Object Oriented and separates logic from design (MVC).

Even the most basic features such as connecting to a database and output buffering are implemented as plug-ins. This means they can be modified, extended and removed without hacking into the core code.

Website: http://swiftlet.org

First Twitchance winner announced

I just announced the first winner on Twitchance: @benjaminluk gets the $500!

6S Marketing made a bold move supporting Twitchance by being the first sponsor. The concept was unproven and perhaps a bit controversial but they were curious and decided is was worth a try. I encourage you to follow them on Twitter.

The next draw is on April 20, this time sponsored by Hover who provided another $500 and 20 smaller prizes.

We decided to make a small concept change: instead of randomly selecting a winner the sponsor and I pick the most creative message on Twitter and award the author with the prize.

To join, simply follow the instructions on the Twitchance website.