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Microsoft to extend Windows eco-system!

Microsoft announced a significant initiative which aims to provide the developer community with access to a large number of Microsoft protocols and file formats. Many of the specifications will be made available under the Microsoft Open Specification Promise (OSP) which enables both open-source and commercial companies to build implementations of the said specifications.

Aaron Wormus - Interoperability is Overrated

Aaron Wormus, #phpc regular and all around nice guy, posted recently on his blog about code interoperability. Click on inside, let’s see what he has to say.

PHP vs. X programming language

Like Rodney Dangerfield, sometimes PHP just doesn’t get any respect. There are many reasons why people chose to use/not to use PHP, some of them are valid but sometimes the decision is based on FUD. Let’s take a look at some of the things people say about PHP that aren’t necessarily true.

...And now For Something Completely Different.

Ok, it’s a drizzly evening here in Toronto. All the sessions for php|works are done for the day. So let’s take a break and jam to some tunes. [WARNING: This has absolutely nothing to do with PHP. I just thought it was funny and wanted to share it with you.]

Eastern Europe is the Largest User of PHP

According to the Evans Data Corporation (no relation), Eastern Europe has the highest concentration of PHP developers in the world. Click [ more ] to get more info and the all important link.

Stefan Mischook contemplates whether Ruby will kill PHP

Over at killerphp.com, Stefan Mischook is contemplating whether Ruby (on Rails or otherwise) will kill PHP.

Marco Tabini's Top 5 List.

Marcus Whitney has posted another thought provoking piece on A/R/T. The article is titled “Five Top PHP Mistakes” and written by php|architect publisher Marco Tabini. It is an Op/Ed piece on what Marco believes are the top 5 missteps that PHP as a language has taken.

PHP is dead. Long live PHP!

Let’s head over to South Africa today. Jason Norwood-Young has posted a short but interesting piece on tectonic on the future of PHP. Not much in the way of code but this Op/Ed is worth a read.