<?php

class Developer extends Db_Model
{
    static $table_name = 'developers';

    public static function getId($name) {
        if (!empty($name)) {
            return self::$db->select( 'id' )->from( self::$table_name )
                            ->where( 'name = ?', $name )
                            ->fetchOne();
        } else {
            return false;
        }
    }
}