Arda Kilicdagi is a PHP/MySQL/JavaScript/Linux programmer and server administrator from Turkey. He has been developing applications with PHP since 2005. He administers the Turkish national support site of the world famous open source content management script, PHP-Fusion. He's also one of the international developers and a member of the management team of CMS, and he plays an important role in CMS's future. He has worked as a developer and has experience on projects such as Begendy (an exclusive private shopping website) and Futbolkurdu (a local soccer news website). He has experience working with the Facebook API, the Twitter API, and PayPal's Adaptive Payment API (used on crowdfunding websites such as KickStarter). He's also experienced with JavaScript, and he's infusing his applications with JavaScript and jQuery, both on frontend and backend sides.
He has developed applications using CodeIgniter and CakePHP for about 4 years, but these PHP frameworks didn't suit his needs completely, and that's why he decided to use another framework for his projects. After getting introduced to Laravel, he has developed all his applications with it.
He's also interested in Unix and Linux, and he uses Linux on a daily basis. He's administering the world's best-known microcomputer, Raspberry Pi's biggest Turkish community website, Raspberry Pi Turkiye Toplulu?u (Raspberry Pi Turkish Community Website).
Before authoring this book, Arda has written two other books. The first book is Laravel Application Development Blueprints, Packt Publishing, coauthored by H. ?brahim YILMAZ. The second book, Raspberry Pi, Dikeyeksen Consulting & Publishing, is written in Turkish.
