40: News on PHP 7, and how PHP internally works with Joe Watkins

In this weeks show we are very lucky to have Joe Watkins on again to discuss all things PHP 7. Starting off with the decisions behind calling the next release 7, we delve into the reasons for 6 being abandoned. Moving on from this we look into what PHP 7 currently has scheduled to offer, including the PHPNG patch, an AST and maybe Joe’s own Unicode String class. We then discuss how a PHP script is internally lexed, parsed/compiled and cached, - including how a JIT would speed up certain use-cases. Finally we touch upon the much requested String type hinting and how a solution similar to Java’s could be implemented with minimal hassle.



39: Introduction to Java and C#

In this weeks pre-recorded show we introduce the Java and C# languages, discussing how the two relate and diverge in design. Starting off with a brief history on the two languages, we move on to the different setup environments and IDE options available to you. Leading on from this we touch upon some of the technical differences, such as - Value/Reference Types, Unified Type System, Exception Handling, Type Inference, LINQ and Extension Methods. Finally, Edd goes on a little ASP.NET tagerent and a brief delve into the crazy world of the ‘java.util’ package.


38: The First All-Episode Quiz

This week we start our chat off with the myth of just simply ‘reskinning’ a website, along with the dreaded !important in CSS. Following this, as we love quizzes so much, we decided to dedicate a full show to one. In this weeks quiz we touch upon many areas of PHP, JavaScript, CSS and random computer/programming history. We also now have t-shirts on sale, available via the first link in the show-notes (why don’t you treat yourself).


37: Introduction to the Standard PHP Library (SPL)

In this weeks show we are discussing all things SPL (Standard PHP Library), used to solve commonly found problems in an OO-PHP manner. After a brief tangent on what each cast member uses for placeholder text/images, we touch upon the key reasons for SPL’s development. Following this we highlight a few of the many data-structures (fixed-array, doubly linked-list) and interfaces (countable) available to you. Finally, we wrap up the show with the regular quiz, which you’ve probably guessed it, is topically about the Standard PHP Library.



Episode 49: Rogue Transmorpher

Mystery Mouth Morphers

Our guest this week is Beth Tucker Long, the editor of PHP Architect magazine and respected PHP language trainer. We talk about her role as editor of the top PHP Magazine in the world, her experiences teaching people to code, the best PHP books for beginners, her awesome upcoming MadisonPHP conference, and XBox Kinect paranoia.

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