191. Accelerating PHP 5.4 with updated PHP cache extensions - Lately in PHP podcast episode 26
Updated on: 2012-08-02
Posted on: 2012-08-02
Despite PHP 5.4 was released some time ago, only now PHP caching extensions like eAccelerator and APC are being adapted to work with PHP 5.4.
This was one of several topics discussed in the episode 26 of the Lately in PHP podcast on which Manuel Lemos received Michael Kimsal as guest co-host.
The also discussed the latest PHP 5.4.5 and PHP 5.3.15 releases, the planned implementation of generators and the yield keyword in PHP 5.5, the usability problems of the current Web browsers, and the upcoming Indieconf 2012, the independent Web professionals conference.
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This was one of several topics discussed in the episode 26 of the Lately in PHP podcast on which Manuel Lemos received Michael Kimsal as guest co-host.
The also discussed the latest PHP 5.4.5 and PHP 5.3.15 releases, the planned implementation of generators and the yield keyword in PHP 5.5, the usability problems of the current Web browsers, and the upcoming Indieconf 2012, the independent Web professionals conference.
Listen to the podcast audio, or watch the podcast in video, or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting PHP topics.
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Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2012-07-04
The PHP 5.4 includes 7 main optimizations that made PHP work more efficiently in terms of the speed and memory usage efficiency.
That is the main topic discussed in episode 25 of the Lately in PHP podcast on which Manuel Lemos received Gustavo Lopes, a PHP core developer.
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That is the main topic discussed in episode 25 of the Lately in PHP podcast on which Manuel Lemos received Gustavo Lopes, a PHP core developer.
Listen to the podcast, watch the podcast video or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting PHP topics discussed on this episode.
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Updated on: 2012-06-04
Posted on: 2012-06-04
The PHP Standards Group is trying to push new specifications for PHP coding standards. Whether PHP developers need and will adopt these standards was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins in episode 24 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discussed the complaints of Linus Torvalds on the limitations of GitHub handling Git pull requests and whether that will affect the processing of pull requests to the PHP core project.
Other topics include the latest PHP 5.4.3 and 5.3.13 bug fixes, the chart of PHP releases over time, and the JavaScript Innovation Award initiative that is about to start and repeat the success of the PHP Innovation Award.
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They also discussed the complaints of Linus Torvalds on the limitations of GitHub handling Git pull requests and whether that will affect the processing of pull requests to the PHP core project.
Other topics include the latest PHP 5.4.3 and 5.3.13 bug fixes, the chart of PHP releases over time, and the JavaScript Innovation Award initiative that is about to start and repeat the success of the PHP Innovation Award.
Listen to the podcast, watch the video recording or read the transcript to learn about these and other interesting PHP related topics here.
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Updated on: 2012-05-26
Posted on: 2012-05-07
Once in a while we see fans of other languages writing long articles on why PHP sucks and you should not use it. But will that ever matter?
That is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in the episode 23 of the Lately in PHP podcast, for the first time also recorded in video using Google Hangouts On Air.
They also covered other polemic ideas for future PHP versions like the pure PHP script proposal, making function names case-sensitive and the option to skip optional function parameters.
Another interesting topic discussed in this podcast is about the proposals for HTTP 2.0 protocol.
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That is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in the episode 23 of the Lately in PHP podcast, for the first time also recorded in video using Google Hangouts On Air.
They also covered other polemic ideas for future PHP versions like the pure PHP script proposal, making function names case-sensitive and the option to skip optional function parameters.
Another interesting topic discussed in this podcast is about the proposals for HTTP 2.0 protocol.
Listen to the podcast, watch the video recording or read the transcript to learn about these and other interesting PHP related topics.
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Updated on: 2012-04-25
Posted on: 2012-04-23
The upcoming episodes of the Lately in PHP podcast will be recorded in video using the Google Hangouts service.
This is a brief note on how you can participate in the recording sessions if you are interested to have a voice and interact with other podcast participants giving your opinion on the different subjects that we will discuss.
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This is a brief note on how you can participate in the recording sessions if you are interested to have a voice and interact with other podcast participants giving your opinion on the different subjects that we will discuss.
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Updated on: 2014-02-15
Posted on: 2012-04-05
The PHP development migrated to a Git repository. With the integration with GitHub it became easier for non-core developers to submit pull requests with bug fixes and new feature improvements to PHP.
Will this new possibility make it PHP core developers accept more contributions from non-core developers? That is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in the episode 22 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talk about the upcoming PHP 5.4.1 release, as well about the repercussion of a recently article that aims to encourage more PHP developers to embrace Object Oriented Programming, and the top packages of the PHP Programming Innovation Award edition of 2011.
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Will this new possibility make it PHP core developers accept more contributions from non-core developers? That is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in the episode 22 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talk about the upcoming PHP 5.4.1 release, as well about the repercussion of a recently article that aims to encourage more PHP developers to embrace Object Oriented Programming, and the top packages of the PHP Programming Innovation Award edition of 2011.
Listen to the podcast or read the transcript to learn more about this and other interesting PHP topics.
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Updated on: 2012-03-16
Posted on: 2012-03-01
A study from Coverity claims that the source code of Open Source projects such as PHP has a low defect rate.
Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the security expert Stefan Esser claims that PHP source security bug prevention has a lot to be desired because PHP core developers do not have the habit of using source code auditing tools to prevent security bugs.
The matter of the PHP source code quality and security bug prevention was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in episode 21 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
Among other interesting topics, they also discuss the new features of Apache 2.4 and whether it is already possible for PHP sites to take advantage of this new Apache release.
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Meanwhile, a few weeks ago, the security expert Stefan Esser claims that PHP source security bug prevention has a lot to be desired because PHP core developers do not have the habit of using source code auditing tools to prevent security bugs.
The matter of the PHP source code quality and security bug prevention was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in episode 21 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
Among other interesting topics, they also discuss the new features of Apache 2.4 and whether it is already possible for PHP sites to take advantage of this new Apache release.
Listen to the podcast now or read the transcript to learn about these and other interesting PHP related topics.
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Updated on: 2012-02-02
Posted on: 2012-02-01
Earlier in January Ed Finkler announced the MicroPHP manifesto. It seems to be a rant about against the practices of developers that make PHP development more complicated than it should be. This is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in the episode 20 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discuss the final release of PHP 5.4.0 and whether you should upgrade it or not, the repercussion of the PHP Hash Collision Vulnerability, as well the trends of PHP world based on the analysis of the PHP Zeitgeist 2011 initiative.
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They also discuss the final release of PHP 5.4.0 and whether you should upgrade it or not, the repercussion of the PHP Hash Collision Vulnerability, as well the trends of PHP world based on the analysis of the PHP Zeitgeist 2011 initiative.
Listen to the podcast or read the transcript now to learn more in detail about these interesting PHP topics.
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Updated on: 2012-01-05
Posted on: 2012-01-05
The official PHP implementation is evolving too slowly, while alternative implementations like Phalanger and Facebook HipHop can run PHP faster thanks to the use of JIT compiler engines.
JIT compilation was the main topic of the episode 19 of the Lately in PHP podcast presented by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert who received as guests Miloslav Beno of the Phalanger team and Nuno Lopes of the PECL LLVM project to discuss this and other interesting topics of the PHP scene.
They also made a brief retrospective of what happened in the PHP world in 2011 and what they expect for 2012.
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JIT compilation was the main topic of the episode 19 of the Lately in PHP podcast presented by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert who received as guests Miloslav Beno of the Phalanger team and Nuno Lopes of the PECL LLVM project to discuss this and other interesting topics of the PHP scene.
They also made a brief retrospective of what happened in the PHP world in 2011 and what they expect for 2012.
Listen to the podcast or read the transcript here.
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Updated on: 2011-12-02
Posted on: 2011-12-01
The recently published article on attracting talented Web developers by offering remote job positions raised an interesting debate on the challenges, advantages and disadvantages of this way of working.
This debate was the main topic of discussion of the episode 18 of the Lately in PHP podcast with Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert, who were joined by César Rodas. César is a top PHPClasses contributor that has been working remotely for several years for companies around the world.
They also comment briefly on the PHP 5.3.9 and PHP 5.4 release candidate versions announced earlier in November.
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This debate was the main topic of discussion of the episode 18 of the Lately in PHP podcast with Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert, who were joined by César Rodas. César is a top PHPClasses contributor that has been working remotely for several years for companies around the world.
They also comment briefly on the PHP 5.3.9 and PHP 5.4 release candidate versions announced earlier in November.
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