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Entries from September 2007

Perfect HTML ?

September 25th, 2007

Why do I find so many libraries dedicated to making HTML with code?

$html->input( …. )

Is HTML syntax so hard?
Why do I care, I’ve been working on a Macro post-processor for PHP (think taglibs) and have found that the builtin DOM functionality is too strict and every other library is trying let programmers ignore [...]

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Response to 10 reasons why I use PHP

September 19th, 2007

Read this article:
10 reasons why I use PHP
Somebody is writing a book and cite these as the 10 reasons to use PHP, it’s scary. Here’s their 10 reasons, and my commentary.

The PHP Community
I’ll agree that php.net set a new standard in language reference websites. The ability for users to comment on manual pages [...]

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We need ‘D’ {death to C++}

September 12th, 2007

Friend posted a comment on a rant by linus
Ok, I admit it… I’m a C++ programmer… I don’t have an issue with STL, it’s pretty good… Why on earth would I want to re-implement a linked list? Sure, it’s got it’s pain, but so does every other explitive deleted language.
But, Walter Bright [...]

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