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PHP Pop Quiz
Try out these mathematical expressions in PHP that don’t do what you think they might. Join the conversation and see what you think they might output.
Soliant Consulting at DePaul University’s Technology Job & Internship Fair on March 9th
Come out DePaul University’s Technology Job & Internship Fair! Meet members of the Soliant team and learn about employment opportunities with our company.
PHP’s max_execution_time Different on Windows and Linux
On Windows, the PHP INI variable, “max_execution_time,” is the maximum clock time between when the PHP process starts and when it finishes. On Linux and OS X, the same variable represents the maximum CPU time that the PHP process can take. CPU time is less than clock time because processes on Linux (and OS X)…
Facebook unveils PHP compiler, HipHop
Yesterday, Facebook announced a new PHP runtime technology, HipHop, which allows PHP applications to run significantly faster.
No Brown M&Ms
Triggers are useful tools a team of software engineers can pull out of their project toolbox. Read more about identifying project risks here.
Who should do the estimating?
Check out best practices for estimating tasks and creating the work breakdown structure for a project from experienced developers.
Coding PHP Applications for the Command Line
When writing a PHP app, avoid using the special variables in your internal classes, to more easily test the class outside of a web environment. Learn more.
When FM Scripts Are Faster Than PHP for Custom Web Publishing
Yes, there are times when FileMaker scripts can provide a huge speed improvement over equivalent logic in PHP. Learn about them here.
Burndowns considered harmful?
If you’re a project manager, you constantly look for the perfect way to report on project progress. Consider this discussion when weighing the options.
How to Define Global Constants in Flex
Probably the best way to define a set of global constants is to create an object with all static constants as members. Check out our method here.