Today we'll take a quick look at controllers from within Symfony 2. The easiest way to get started learning, is to just dive right in, see some code examples and I'll explain everything as we proceed. If you're ready to begin, you can press play on the video below:
I hope this video has show you how easy and fun controllers are to work with in Symfony 2. We can use the console to generate them and link everything up so that it all works seamlessly.
In the next video, we'll move on to the Twig templating engine.
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Lee Boot, Imaging Resource Center, will present as the keynote speaker at the 2014 Cultural Arts for Education (CAFE) Conference Thursday, May 29. The conference, presented by Arts Education in Maryland Schools (AEMS) Alliance, invites arts educators and advocates from around the state to share, learn and discuss themes of “education, creativity and innovation” in their fields. The title of this year’s CAFE Conference is “Fresh Food for Thought: Come Nurture Your Creativity.”
Learn more about the CAFE Conference at the AEMS website.
]]>Emily Eaglin ’17, visual arts, discussed her short film Future Children on NBC this week. The video of the segment, available at NBC’s website, features an interview with Eaglin and students Hannah Korangkool and Nicole Taylor, who also appear in the film. The comedic documentary was awarded Golden Tripod Awards by Campus Movie Fest for Best Actress (Eaglin) and Best Director.
Watch “I Am Not a Pie Chart” at NBCWashington.com.
Watch the film Future Children at the Campus Movie Fest Website.
]]>The winner of the Spring 2014 Team Study Groups Pizza Drawing is:
Sarah Memon!
A special thank you to all that entered. There will be another drawing at the end of the spring semester, so keep registering your study groups!
On Tuesday, Dr. William “Brit” Kirwan announced his plans to retire as chancellor of the University System of Maryland (USM). As the search begins for a new chancellor, the Baltimore Business Journal and Washington Business Journal have highlighted President Hrabowski as an exceptional Maryland leader, recognized nationally for his commitment to helping students from all backgrounds succeed.
WBJ Managing Editor Robert Terry says our president has “proven himself a visionary,” but Hrabowksi affirms he is staying put. “I’m seeing how we are building an institution that’s a national model,” Hrabowski says. “I really do believe in UMBC.”
Jessica Sideways
The Dean’s List feature is our way of highlighting some of the extraordinary students in the Treehouse community and sharing with the world people who are passionate about learning, bettering themselves and making a difference.
This edition of the Dean’s List features 26-year-old web designer and developer Jessica Sideways. In his feature, Jessica talks about what initially drew her to career in the web industry, how she has progressed and how she keeps herself inspired.
What drew you to the web industry?
Well, in 1998 I saw that my grandmother created a webpage on Geocities and my interest was piqued because it was a way for me to create in a very competent way. So, I picked up a book on HTML3 and started from there.
What was the first project you worked on, and how have you built your portfolio from there?
Actually, I’m finishing up my first professional project and it’s a site for a videographer. It has challenged me in a variety of ways and made me think of WordPress is a very different way, and while it has been an incredibly tough project to work on, it has also been incredibly rewarding.
Tell us a little about the work you’re doing now.
Currently, I am doing an internship with BYOU Magazine and I am currently working on making their website look better and be much more actionable.
How has learning with Treehouse helped get you to where you are now?
It has helped me to get my CSS3 & JavaScript knowledge together and now, I am looking to exercise these skills and work on interesting CSS3 animations and JavaScript interactivity. Also, I understand a lot more about the business side of web design thanks to Dan & Pasan’s awesome business courses.
What are your top three resources to keep you inspired?
The top three resources that I use the most are Codrops, Web Designer Depot and the Web Design Ledger.
Since you joined Treehouse you’ve worked through projects at an impressive and rapid pace. What advice would you give Treehouse students who are just starting out?
My recommendation is to go in as deep as you can. It is true that the Foundations courses can be a bit dry, so that’s all the more reason to complete the project-based courses first. It took me a while to chip my way through JavaScript and CSS Foundations.
Is there anything else you would like to share with the community?
I came here when I was a student at the Art Institute of Colorado and it continues to intrigue me that I’m getting much better instruction on the web and how to best leverage all the awesome technologies to design websites on Treehouse than I ever did at the Art Institute. Treehouse and similar sites will save you a lot of money.
We would like to say a huge thank you to Jessica for sharing her experience, and for being such a great Treehouse student and valuable member of the community. Keep up the fantastic work. 
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