By Samir, on May 30th, 2013 |  | 2 views
Anonymous functions immediately remind us of ”Closure” in Javascript. And that’s exactly what PHP supports. For Javascript, we can not do without closures. However, for PHP it is less common use compared to Javascript. Let’s dig it !
To formally define it — Anonymous functions, also known as closures, allow the creation of functions . . . → Read More: Anonymous functions in PHP – What, Why, How ?
By Samir, on January 19th, 2013 |  | 54 views
This is continuation of my previous post - Technology trends for 2013 – part 1 – which states this year’s trend on mobile with other areas. In the 2nd part, here are my thoughts on 2013 technology trends. Wearable Gadgets 2013 should be the year to introduce wearable gadgets to mass. Well, that’s what I . . . → Read More: Technology trends for 2013 – part 2
By Samir, on December 31st, 2012 |  | 33 views
Yes, it’s that time of the year — About predictions , trends and what that means for us. !
In my last year’s post about Technology trends for 2012 Cloud, Mobile and Social Networking were the key focus areas.
Well, nothing has greatly changed. But above focus areas are becoming more mature and with that . . . → Read More: Technology trends for 2013 – part 1
By Samir, on December 21st, 2012 |  | 17 views
PHP 5.4 is out for many months now and companies have slowly started adopting as well.
Language evolution is a constant phenomenon and it will keep happening for years to come ! Some version have minor impact and few may have dramatic impact on coding, design & impementation.
PHP 5.4 offers mix of both. . . . → Read More: New features of PHP 5.4
By Samir, on September 18th, 2012 |  | 29 views
PHP is making strong pregess in Cloud era. Zend offers a good cloud soluiton — PHPCloud.com
We have one more — phpFog by AppFog, Inc
AppFog, Inc. is the leading platform-as-a-service provider of PHP, Ruby, Node.js, and Java solutions. Used by developers worldwide to deploy tens of thousands of applications, AppFog delivers a reliable, . . . → Read More: Another PHP Cloud Offering – phpFog !
By Samir, on April 22nd, 2012 |  | 38 views
Many ( or most ) of PHP deverlopers know that PHP 5.4 came out with good feature called PHP Traits. In definition, it is summarized as below.
Traits is a mechanism for code reuse in single inheritance languages such as PHP. A Trait is intended to reduce some limitations of single inheritance by enabling . . . → Read More: PHP 5.4 and PHP Traits
By Samir, on March 1st, 2012 |  | 143 views
It is hard to imagine any application running without a database – be it SQL based or noSQL data model. And that makes database an important part of Cloud suite.
A cloud database is a database that typically runs on a Cloud Computing platform, such as Amazon EC2, GoGrid and Rackspace.
There . . . → Read More: 10 Cloud based Database As Services (DaaS)
By Samir, on February 23rd, 2012 |  | 34 views
Well, that’s one of the most practical ways, a opensource software company can survive or thrive !
Use product for free, but pay for services !
It works well and it strikes again. NGINX Launches Commercial Support for Open-Source Web Server
This is the first commercial offering of Nginx Inc., which was founded . . . → Read More: Software is opensource and free, but support is extra !
By Samir, on February 23rd, 2012 |  | 16 views
It is really the big question — and time will reveal the truth ! Frankly speaking, it is quite uncertain given the fact that Android has been established in market and has solid developer base.
WebOS ( Previously PalmOS ) is relatively defunct at Hewlett- Packard Comp. (HPQ), but it’s . . . → Read More: Opensource WebOS – Suicide or Innovation ?
By Samir, on February 22nd, 2012 |  | 90 views
As we are still in first quarter of 2012, it won’t be late for some predictions about trend in technology :) As economic outlook continues to be upward ( specially in IT and technology sector ) , 2012 holds many promises !!
Opensource technology has been playing important share in all aspects of computing . . . → Read More: Opensource & technology trends for 2012 !
|
|
Find great opensource Jobs
|
Popular Articles