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Zend Framework 2 (ZF2) has changed the way to develop PHP applications and like every revolution takes time to be digested.
The book will help you understand the major components in ZF2 and how to use them as best as possible. The chapters in this book will lead you through the different components and in the process together with the author you will build a complete application.

"In this book Slavey shares his real life experience with ZF2 projects, as a senior consultant at Zend Technologies, and hits all the major challenges you may face. It is a must-have if you want a quick start and proficiency in ZF2."
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The chapters in the book are accompanied by source code that you could copy, and it will help you learn by example.

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Slavey Karadzhov is a full time senior consultant at Zend Technologies and a member of the "Zend Framework Education Advisory Board". He is located in Stuttgart, Germany and travels the world while trying, among other things, to help people get better understanding about programming and Zend Framework in particular. Slavey Karadzhov has two major degrees: one in Software Technology from the University of Applied Science in Stuttgart, Germany, and the other in Computer Science from Sofia University, Bulgaria.

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Paperback: 254 pages
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (September 25, 2013)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1492372218
ISBN-13: 978-1492372219
Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 9.6 inches
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Great ZF2 guide however only with prior ZF2 experience/knowledge

ByWhiskey-Foxtroton January 21, 2017

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While already outdated as of this writing, it is still the most current "book" on ZF2 (2 stars for that). "Learning By Example" is a fitting title under certain circumstances: if you already understand the basic concepts of ZF (structures, syntax). For example the code included in the book is incomplete in certain areas and the only way to know that is to already know what's missing just from glancing over the provided code, so in that aspect it's a great learning tool to reinforce prior knowledge. Throughout this book you'll encounter many real life examples (building blocks) as you're working towards a final/standalone application.

Before delving in this book and to get the most out of this book, I would recommend taking a look at the official Zend site under documentation (the "learn" section) and traverse the examples there; get familiar with the structure, options, and capabilities first. If you're brand new to ZF/2 I probably would not recommend this book; if you're new to PHP, you're definitely in the wrong area of Amazon!

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By far

ByDr. David Baltimoreon March 21, 2014

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I have written software for over twenty years, assembly, c, basic, c++, java. I picked up 2 prior books on Zend. One delved straight into array setup in the various files, the other in step by step how to.

This book gives you an explicit diagrammed overview as well as step by step and the reason behind doing things in Zend.

Zend appears to be a robust framework with all the bells and whistles but, has a steep learning curve. This book is by far the best I've read on it. I shows you the forest and the trees. I recommend this book over all the others.

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New to ZF2? Find a different book.

BySydon November 14, 2014

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If you're new to Zend Framework 2, this book will infuriate you. It is filled with typos, errors, and vague explanations. The author even leaves out entire files or chunks of code in some chapters, leaving the reader to wonder why his or her application fails when he or she followed directions exactly as written. The only saving grace for this book is there's a git repository that follows along with each chapter. While this repository isn't perfectly synchronized with the book, it does provide actually functioning code. I have worked with ZF2 for over a year, so I was able to progress through the book well enough, but I can't imagine being new to ZF2 and trying to follow along. The author doesn't explain the reasoning behind many of the things he does, just shows some code and moves on. This doesn't teach someone how to do something. So if you're looking to "Learn ZF2," as the book title suggests, I recommend finding a resource that isn't full of errors and explains itself clearly. If you're familiar with ZF2 already and are just looking for some best practices, as I was, this book does have some usefulness for you, though you could save some money and simply read some free developer blogs and tutorials online for that.

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Not good for ZF beginners

ByrJbuenoon July 8, 2015

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As another review pointed out, the first application module that is a copy of the first module does not work appropriately when following instructions outlined in book. Why has this not been updated? It's extremely frustrating. Unfortunately the automatic ZF Tool module creation does not work either. The only other alternative is downloading the Zend IDE (which I didn't try because of the cost). I am completely new to ZF so you can imagine I got nowhere with this book.

In general it seems like there are no good books on PHP frameworks. I decided to try this one out based on the good reviews but was disappointed.

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ByAzNainon November 26, 2013

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Highly recommended. An awesome book written in clear and concise manner. I wish Official documentation was written in that way. It gives you understanding and confidence when you are trying to make sense of Zend Framework 2 as a beginner.

As a beginner, First thing I noticed was plethora of technical terms like Controller plugins, Service Factory, Annotation, A long list of fancy words ( Event Manager, Service Manager, Service Locator, Doctrine 2 ) and so on. It does not make sense ( to newbie ) and Official documentation does not provide good examples to understand the difference between Controller plugin and Service Factory. Another example is Doctrine 2. Everyone praising usage of Doctrine 2 but giving half baked examples for new comers. Here comes Learn ZF2: Learning by Example to rescue you from banging your head against the wall.

It helps to understand , for example, how to start working with Doctrine, Overview and Understanding of Event based architecture etc. Best thing is that It normally answers the questions which comes to newbie's mind which many experience developers overlook while writing articles/blogs.

For example, You create form from Entity class for a given table. All fields for form of that entity will be created for you. But nobody mentions from where Submit button will come from? Is there anything in Doctrine to make that button which is not part of Entity object ? If not what is available option ? or if there are lot of tables, Do we need to create a class for each table when using Table Gateway? This book answers those so-called silly questions of novice person.

In short, It is kind of reference book for me due excellent way of explaining concept and useful yet practical examples. I highly recommend this one for beginner / intermediate developer working on Zend Framework 2 to do thing in smart and right way.

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The value was hearing someone else refer to the patterns by name and indicate the general best practices, or how things were int

Bymon December 24, 2014

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I purchased this to cram for the ZF2 Architect exam, and it helped a lot. I read it on the flight out to ZendCon (and took their prep class) and it was enough for me to pass.

I did not do the book examples as I read, but I had been building ZF2 apps for a year or two, so most of the techniques were familiar. The value was hearing someone else refer to the patterns by name and indicate the general best practices, or how things were intended to be used.

I recall there being some problems in the text- code that had errors, and lots of times the translation to English was a little bit off. But overall worth it.

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Version 2 of the Zend Framework has been out since 2012, and is no longer a novelty. In fact, the release of ZF3 is not far off.Read more

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Good Info, Bad Grammar

About a third of the way through the kindle version of this book. Good information but there are way too many typo's and grammatically incorrect sentences, making it more...Read more

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Great general tutorial, useful for certification test prep too

Great balance between comprehensive and concise. Nice practical example app. Good use of Git to stage the examples. I used it as a prep for the ZF2 certification exam.Read more

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