ServerGrove Blog: Editing Twig Templates in Dreamweaver
On the ServerGrove blog today there's a new post showing how you can set up Dreamweaver to be able to edit Twig templates directly, complete with syntax highlighting. If you are a designer working...
View ArticleRubySource.com: Confessions of a Converted PHP Developer: Ugly Code
On RubySource.com there's a recent post with a bit of a confession from an ex-PHP developer who's moved over to Ruby about some of he is experiences in making the shift and why he's a convert now....
View ArticleFreek Lijten's Blog: Currently on PHP's internals...
Freek Lijten has a recent post looking at some of the types of discussions that happen on the php-internals mailing list. The internals list is the place to be to hear about the current state of PHP....
View ArticleStas Malyshev's Blog: Shortcuts
In a recent post to his blog Stas Malyshev talks about shortcuts - those things that languages include to make your code shorter and your life easier...or do they? PHP is notorious among scripting...
View ArticleHyperpolyglot.org: Syntax for Common Tasks - Side-by-side (Ruby, Perl, Python...
On Hyperpolyglot.org there's an interesting listing of scripting language syntax - PHP, Python, Ruby and Perl - showing some of their common syntax and data structures side by side. Sections of the...
View ArticleDeveloperDrive.com: Common Mistakes to Avoid When Coding in PHP
On the DeveloperDrive.com site today, there's a new post with a few reminders for PHP developers out there of things it's easy to forget when writing your applications - some common mistakes to avoid....
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Using the Ternary Operator
On PHPMaster.com today there's a new tutorial showing the use of a sometimes overlooked (but very handy) alternate syntax that PHP includes - the ternary operator, a short-hand if/else. You're...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Defining and Using Functions in PHP
PHPMaster.com has a new article for those new to the PHP language posted this morning - an introduction to using functions and making your code more reusable. Let's start by defining the word...
View ArticlePHPMaster.com: Using YAML in Your PHP Projects
On PHPMaster.com today there's a new tutorial showing you how you can use YAML documents on your applications ("YAML Ain't Markup Language") for configuration files. Test fixtures, configuration...
View ArticleNikita Popov: How to add new (syntactic) features to PHP
Nikita Popov has a new post to his site looking at how you can add your own syntactic features directly to PHP (requires knowledge of the C language). Several people have recently asked me where you...
View ArticleIgor Wiedler: Evolving syntax
In a new post to his site Igor Wiedler looks forward and suggests some alternate syntax for PHP based around the idea of macros from Lisp. These macros would be parsed at runtime and handled directly...
View ArticlePhil Sturgeon: Potential Variadic Function Syntax for PHP 5.6
Phil Sturgeon has another post to his site about a recently proposed RFC for PHP. This time it's about implementing a variadic function syntax in the language. This kind of handling would allow for a...
View ArticleKevin van Zonneveld: It's Almost 2014 and We Are Still Committing Broken Code
Kevin van Zonneveld has a new post that, while not PHP specific, does have a handy script that will help you stop committing broken code. Whatever the reason, it's almost 2014 and we are still...
View ArticleDerick Rethans: No to a Uniform Variable Syntax
There's been an RFC that's recently made it through the voting process and was approved for inclusion in PHP6, the uniform variable syntax handling. When these changes are put into effect, some of the...
View ArticleVitalFlux.com: Top 10 PHP Code Review Tips
On the VitalFlux site there's a recent post sharing a few tips (a Top 10 list) of things to think about when doing code reviews. This article represents top 10 areas to consider while you are taking...
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