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What features would you like to have in PHP? [closed]
Since it's the holiday season now and everybody's making wishes, I wonder - which language features you would wish PHP would have added? I am interested in some practical suggestions/wishes for the ...
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7answers
792 views
Is there anyone who has used Python/Ruby and PHP for a long time and still prefer PHP? [closed]
I am usually fascinated by articles defending PHP and the arguments being used. Quite often authors of these types of articles don't mention what experience they have with other languages. Personally ...
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5answers
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Your experience with haxe and other languages that compile to PHP?
I would like to hear opinions from people who have used a language that compiles to php. One such language I know is Haxe. Other ones I've read about are Kira and Pharen.
How well do these languages ...
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6answers
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Confused about ASP.NET Ajax, jQuery and JavaScript
Yesterday, I read couple of chapters on ASP.NET Ajax and jQuery from my ASP.NET 4 book and I found those frameworks pretty interesting and decide to learn more about them.
Today, I borrowed some ...
9
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4answers
564 views
What is happening to PHP 6?
I am excited about the changes in PHP 6 previewed in PHP 5.3+. However, I wonder why it takes so long to release PHP 6? Books about it have been published since 2008, and announcements on it since ...
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10answers
634 views
Is dynamic language always interpreted?
Looking at most (if not all) dynamic languages [i.e Python, PHP, Perl and Ruby], they are all interpreted. Correct me if I'm wrong. Is there any example of dynamic language that goes through ...
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5answers
440 views
What programming language to choose for this XML and data processing task?
I currently code in PHP. Recently I've been working on a project using PHP and Symfony that:
reads large XML files (lots of DOM parsing/reading),
converts large XML files to large arrays,
merges 2 ...
5
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3answers
548 views
Were they joking when they named PHP?
PHP stands for:
PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor
This a recursive loop, if I'm not mistaken. Did the creator of PHP have this in mind when he named PHP?
Is this the only language where the name has ...
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4answers
613 views
Purely technical reasons for PHP as a first choice?
I know this may come off as a flame-y / troll-y, but I hope you will take my word for it that it's not my intention. I am just trying to understand the PHP phenomenon.
After looking at the many ...
4
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4answers
233 views
How do I get away from PHP in the web industry?
I'm just looking for some tips on getting away from using PHP for web development. I'm self-employed but it seems like all of the work I find deals with PHP. I'm not complaining about the work -- just ...
4
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6answers
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C++ is easy once you know PHP
I was at work last week and one of our "lead developers" (who said he has programmed C++ before, but I don't believe him) was talking about C++ and how our team of developers who only know PHP would ...
3
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2answers
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“PHP: Good Parts”-ish book / reference
Before I had my first proper contact with Javascript I read an excellent book "Javascript: The Good Parts" by Douglas Crockford. I was hoping for something similar in case of PHP. My first thought was ...
3
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1answer
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Suggestion needed to create a website that makes podcasts
I going to create a project that has the following features:
Create Audio and Video Podcast
Create & Browse Podcast Hoster's Profile
Manage Hoster's Profile ( add podcast , remove podcast , ...
3
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5answers
314 views
Trying not to get ahead of myself but it is hard!
Well I made a 5 year plan for myself (11years-16years) I am pretty good at Java, HTML, and PHP. I have already done some end projects:
Small Java Platform Game
A Small Polynomial Solver
A Small ...
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7answers
494 views
PHP usage outside the web?
As you probably are aware, PHP is not only usable for web programming, but also desktop programming. It even has things such as GTK bindings.
Do you have any examples of places where PHP is actually ...
