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PHP Rules!
Hi, I was chatting with my Java buddies recently and they had just discovered an alternative lightweight framework for building Java based web applications – something called Spring. The Spring...
View ArticleHow to Build a Content Management System
OK, I just tricked you! This article is not going to teach you how to build a content management system with PHP from scratch. Why not? … Because building a content management system from scratch is...
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What happened to Ruby? And why PHP is KING of the Web.
In 2006 I created killerphp.com because I wanted to make it easy for web designers to learn PHP. I thought PHP was THE predominate web programming language and I felt every web designer should include...
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Server Migration is Easy with PHP
Recently we had to make an emergency move from our old servers (where we had been for 5-6 years) to our own dedicated server because of technical difficulties in the heads of the nerd’s who managed...
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The Trend is Zend … in PHP
Hi, People ask me from time to time, what PHP framework is the best one to learn? Well, I always look at technology choices with two things in mind: How capable is the technology? How accepted is the...
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HTML5 and the Rise of Pragmatism
Hey, Anyone who has read anything I’ve written (or watched my video blogs,) knows I can’t stand academics. I was particularly vocal against the early 2000′s Web Standards movement’s zealotry, wherein...
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Why did I Drop Java for PHP?
Hi, I got a pretty good question today, something I may have never talked about before: why did I drop Java? Short answer: Speed. … It is just so much faster to develop in PHP vs Java. Same can be...
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PHP, Zend Framework, Ruby and Web App Frameworks.
I recently had a conversation with a good friend of mine who has his finger on the pulse of the web app developer community – whether it be PHP, Ruby and even .Net. So I asked: Last we spoke, you...
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Web Programming for 2013 … and Beyond!
Web programmers have to keep on their toes – you can’t let yourself fall behind using old technology that nobody is interested in. Flash anyone? … I didn’t think so! Ok, let’s start: 1. PHP is STILL...
View ArticleWhy I will NEVER touch Java again.
Hi, Some of you know that once upon a time, I was a big Java programmer … I loved Java! But that was a long time ago and I will never go back. I left Java because it became a big bloated monster, as...
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Denial-of-service attack … in an image.
Hi, Not strictly PHP but something that any web programmer might have to deal with from time to time: denial-of-service attack (DoS attack). What is a DOS attack? Some dirty nerd (or group of dirty rat...
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Bitcoin and Litecoin from a Programmers Perspective
Hi! I’ve been programming for about 18yrs … give or take a few months. I’ve been self employed or running businesses for over 20yrs and so when it comes to code and business, I know at least a little...
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Google Chrome blocking Flash ads
Yo! Flash was dead a few years back when Steve Jobs put the hit on it, by not allowing Flash on iOS. Then Firefox slapped Flash off the side its’ head, by blocking it. Then Facebook’s security chief...
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Will Ai Kill Coding?
With all the talk about Ai (artificial intelligence,) people are wondering if Ai will rush in, making human coders obsolete. Short answer: maybe in 25-50 yrs! Ai is slowly being developed, but there...
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PHP Courses for College in 2017 and 2018
One of the reasons PHP is a good language to teach server side programming with, is because it is relatively easy to setup a PHP environment on each student’s workstation. With free apps like MAMP and...
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Open Ended Lesson Plans and Teaching Code
After nearly 7 years of working with schools, it seems clear to me that the best way to teach code, is with an open ended lesson plan. Here’s why: Learners will learn at different speeds Different...
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Python 3 Course of College and University
I am excited to announce our upcoming Python course: Powerful Python 3. AÂ beginners course covering Python 3, students go from an absolute neophyte, to having a working knowledge of object oriented...
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Learning PHP more Easily by Learning Python … what!?
PHP is probably the best web app development language out there today for a bunch of reason technical, and market oriented. But it’s not the only language out there and it doesn’t have a monopoly of...
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PHP vs Python in 2018?
One question I get often, is which programming language should you learn? … I’ve been getting this question for years! Things change in the programming world, languages come and go. But the good news...
View ArticleThe 2018 Tour De Nerd Language Race is ON!!
Which programming language is fastest? Which language will win the software development race? The participants include: C++ C# Java PHP Python JavaScript Ruby … and a late entrant, server side Swift....
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