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From Killersites.com blog: Recently a more practical way of classifying languages has come to my attention – classifying languages by problem-domain or in other words, context. * System Languages * Architectural Languages * Application Languages I like this list, because it really conveys a sense of practical use for a language. I’ve hammered out the…
With the recent rise in popularity of the Ruby programming language (largely driven by the excellent but not perfect web framework called Rails), I’ve noticed a little fear in the air … fear on the part of some people in the PHP community. Will Ruby kill PHP? The short answer is: no. MY REASONING Though…
The ‘raison d’être’ for www.killerphp.com is basically to make PHP accessible to the average web designer. I want to reach people who have more of a design background than a coding/programming background. TODAY, PHP IS ESSENTIAL WEB DESIGN KNOWLEDGE I can’t tell you how many times web designers have approached me about doing relatively simple…
Since the release of PHP 5, the PHP world has slowly started to get into more advanced programming, things like object oriented concepts and the use of design patterns. WHAT ARE DESIGN PATTERNS? In a nutshell: design patterns are standardized ways (with each having their very own name,) of solving common programming task/problems. Over the…
With so many web programming languages (frameworks) out there today, it’s hard to settle on which one to use … even for experienced programmers. Here is just a sample of the choices you have: PHP JSP/Servlets Ruby on Rails PERL Classic ASP ASP.net ColdFusion Web Objects Instead of trying to fill up space with clever…
Databases are programs that are built to store and manage information. You can think of a database as a virtual filing cabinet … with extra bells and whistles. Types of databases: There are several types of databases used today. The most common being: 1. Relational databases. 2. Object databases. 3. Flat file databases. You can…
When PHP was first invented, it was short for: ‘Personal Home Page’ Then later (to make it seem fancier,) the nerds in charge of PHP, changed their minds and said the ‘PHP’ was a recursive acronym for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”. Whatever PHP stands for, it is the most popular web scripting language today. PHP allows…
When I was beginning web design and web programming years back, I remember all the confusing terms, technologies, and concepts that were floating around that just made it that much more difficult to wrap my head around the whole web thing. With that in mind, I thought that it might be a good idea to…
PHP is a very popular web scripting language and engine that allows you to create dynamic web pages easily and quickly. It is easy to learn, so once you get the basics down, you will progress quickly and start writing some useful scripts. In non-geek terms: … it’s an engine that runs in conjunction with…