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PHP is Worldwide
We often talk in the PHP community about the international nature of the community. (At times we here at php[architect] even talk about the “World of PHP” when referring to our conference php[world], though then we are actually speaking about the community nature, not geography). But have you ever really stopped to imagine or visualize […]
And Now, a Word on SOPA
By now, you’ve probably heard of the Stop Online Piracy Act (better known in internet circles as SOPA), a law that is currently making its way through the United States legislative process. As a rule, we normally shy away from political speech here at php|architect. On this particular topic, however, we feel that we should […]
What is “the Cloud”
Recently, I attended a panel of local business executives discussing “the Cloud”. Overall, it was an interesting discussion. Since they all managed what we would consider “Enterprise Scale” operations, it was a different viewpoint for me as I spend much of my time talking to smaller scale operations or start-ups. As the discussion played out, […]
Analysis: Following Ruby Makes PHP Number Two
Experiments that question our conventions can help us understand those conventions better.
ORMs and relational databases: powerful tools or dumb ideas?
Object-relational mappers are seen either as an abomination or as a life-saving tool. In the PHP world, they have appeared only in the last years.
Zend Db 2.0 Kicks Off
Ralph Schindler has started the ball rolling on requirements for Zend Db for Zend Framework 2.0. He announced on the ZF Contributors mailing list: Requirements have been solicited from both community members in various conversations, as well as looking through the issue tracker for feature requests that have been on the backlog due to […]
Open source life style
Participation in the open source community and projects can really give a boost to your career.
