Posts tagged “php”
I've been a die-hard PHP developer for a decade, but I can feel it dying the same death Perl died when PHP beat it. Rails seems like the obvious successor but it's too slow and ActiveRecord is a mess. The real problem: PHP's replacement simply doesn't exist yet.
PHP is dying the same death Perl did before it. Rails is the obvious successor, but after 7 months living in it daily, I can't recommend it: the performance costs are brutal, ActiveRecord is a mess, and Rails is just another framework bolted onto a language. PHP's true replacement doesn't exist yet.
I've relaunched Planet Afterlife on my own server using SimplePie and CodeIgniter instead of the flaky Planet Feed Reader. It's fast, except when it's updating every 20 minutes. Don't be that guy.
Surprise! Seldo.Com is rebuilt from scratch after five years on the same creaky backend. New features include tags, search, Twitter and Flickr streams, and human-readable URLs. The visual redesign isn't quite done, but the new system is live and I'll fix things as I go.
I rebuilt Afterlife using CakePHP as a starter project, and the result is seldo.net, now in beta. It's faster, more robust, and comes with four feed channels. Per-user feeds and social features are coming. It's also laughably insecure right now, so please don't break it.
We're hiring PHP developers at Yahoo. Get in touch if you've got commercial experience and want to work at one of the web's biggest companies.
Been quiet lately, but I'm loving the new Doctor Who, disappointed by the final West Wing series, and obsessed with CakePHP. More to come soon.
I wrote a low-memory PHP CLI script to strip comments from MovableType export files before importing into WordPress, saving me from importing 22MB of spam alongside a mere 400k of actual content.
PHP 5 brings private functions and sensible inheritance, making OO development much nicer. I'm also building a Word-compatible report generator from scratch, working near Regent's Park, enjoying free cola and wireless networking, and slowly adjusting to London life, emacs, and the tube.
Back after two weeks offline due to a broken PHP script, ironically timed with my new PHP job. Now I'm flat-hunting in a sweltering London, sweating through viewings of overpriced, cramped flats. I want Zone 2, near a tube, with a living room and minimal murder. Apparently £500 won't cut it.
Sharing a simple text editor plugin for anyone who needs it.
A link roundup: rediscovering Oasis Magazine, PHP going too far as a GUI language, C++ becoming a scripting language, UK computer parts retailers, the new Star Wars EP2 trailer, Jim Henson clips, Pop Idol's cuter contestant, Silicon Pines for tech support victims, and TightVNC for remote computing.
