239. To TDD or Not TDD? - Lately in PHP podcast episode 48
Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2014-06-27
Lately the debate about whether you should use TDD or not in all software projects all the time has been very intense. That was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins in the episode 48 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talked about the upcoming end of life release of PHP 5.3, getting information of parameter type hinting with reflection, using object methods on native data types, security problems of OAuth implementations, and the built-in support of Composer to access password protected repositories.
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They also talked about the upcoming end of life release of PHP 5.3, getting information of parameter type hinting with reflection, using object methods on native data types, security problems of OAuth implementations, and the built-in support of Composer to access password protected repositories.
Listen to the podcast now, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript text to know more about these interesting PHP discussions.
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Updated on: 2014-05-23
Posted on: 2014-05-23
PHP developments gained new life thanks mostly to Facebook Hack language and Zend reaction with PHPNG. Since Facebook Hack is mostly a fork of PHP, it seems PHP is the main competitor of PHP.
These developments were one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 47 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discussed new proposals for the next PHP versions like negative string offsets, offsets to Reset() and End(), a mail handling interface similar to session handlers, error handling in PHP.next, and return type hinting declarations.
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These developments were one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Michael Kimsal in the episode 47 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discussed new proposals for the next PHP versions like negative string offsets, offsets to Reset() and End(), a mail handling interface similar to session handlers, error handling in PHP.next, and return type hinting declarations.
Now listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting PHP discussions.
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Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2014-04-21
The release of the Facebook Hack language has shaken the PHP community since it implements several frequently requested features that were never implemented, many users are considering to drop PHP in favor of Hack.
This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins on the episode 46 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talked about the OpenSSL Heartbleed security bug may affect PHP sites or not, ideas for the PHP 6 engine, the need for an official PHP specification, and an advanced email validation that can provide suggestions for address typos like Google did you mean feature.
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This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and Arturs Sosins on the episode 46 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talked about the OpenSSL Heartbleed security bug may affect PHP sites or not, ideas for the PHP 6 engine, the need for an official PHP specification, and an advanced email validation that can provide suggestions for address typos like Google did you mean feature.
Now listed to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn more about these interesting PHP topics.
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Updated on: 2014-03-12
Posted on: 2014-03-12
As the plans for the upcoming PHP 5.6 and PHP 6 versions are being finalized, some of the proposals are about improving the security of these future PHP versions.
That has been one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas on the episode 45 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also have talked about several other types of proposals and ideas for PHP 6, as well a tutorial on How to Use a Webcam to take Pictures in PHP Application.
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That has been one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas on the episode 45 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also have talked about several other types of proposals and ideas for PHP 6, as well a tutorial on How to Use a Webcam to take Pictures in PHP Application.
Now listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript text to learn more about these interesting PHP topics that were discussed.
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Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2014-02-17
The video and the article about when Rasmus Lerdorf stated that in his opinion all PHP frameworks suck had great reprecussion. In this podcast the debate about reasons for this opinion continued with Manuel Lemos, Cesar Rodas and Yasir Siddiqui, the winner of PHP Innovation Award edition of 2013.
They also talked about the the Uniter PHP interpreter written in JavaScript, plans to remove the MySQL and IMAP extension in PHP 5.6, whether the next major PHP version should be PHP 6 or PHP 7.
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They also talked about the the Uniter PHP interpreter written in JavaScript, plans to remove the MySQL and IMAP extension in PHP 5.6, whether the next major PHP version should be PHP 6 or PHP 7.
Now listen to the podcast audio, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn more about these and other interesting PHP discussions.
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Updated on: 2014-01-20
Posted on: 2014-01-20
The Facebook HipHop Virtual Machine, HHVM, has been evolving a lot, so PHP developers are considering it as a possible replacement for Zend Engine in PHP 6.
This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas in the episode 43 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discussed other topics like FastCGI support in HHVM, having PHP function naming consistency plans for PHP 6, TLS peer verification for secure connections, and using Composer to install JavaScript, CSS and images for PHP projects.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about the details of these PHP discussions.
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This was one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas in the episode 43 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also discussed other topics like FastCGI support in HHVM, having PHP function naming consistency plans for PHP 6, TLS peer verification for secure connections, and using Composer to install JavaScript, CSS and images for PHP projects.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about the details of these PHP discussions.
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Updated on: 2013-12-28
Posted on: 2013-12-16
As the release of PHP 5.6 gets closer to happen in first semester of 2014, more new features are already being implemented including a new PHP debugger.
The latest PHP 5.6 developments is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas in the episode 42 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talked about installing PHP classes and Javascript packages using Composer.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these PHP developments.
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The latest PHP 5.6 developments is one of the main topics discussed by Manuel Lemos and César Rodas in the episode 42 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also talked about installing PHP classes and Javascript packages using Composer.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn more about these PHP developments.
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Updated on: 2013-11-18
Posted on: 2013-11-18
As you may be aware, the PHP.net site was the target of security attack that made it spread malware for a while. The circumstances of this attack were the main topic of discussion between Manuel Lemos, Jim Malico of OWASP and Chris Cornutt of PHPDeveloper.org.
They also commented on the latest efforts to make PHP more secure, as well what PHP developers can do to develop more secure Web sites and applications, and minimizing the damages of eventual security attacks.
This podcast is totally dedicated to PHP security matters and is strongly recommended in particular for security conscientious PHP developers.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn more about the details of the security discussions they had.
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They also commented on the latest efforts to make PHP more secure, as well what PHP developers can do to develop more secure Web sites and applications, and minimizing the damages of eventual security attacks.
This podcast is totally dedicated to PHP security matters and is strongly recommended in particular for security conscientious PHP developers.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn more about the details of the security discussions they had.
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Updated on: 2013-10-15
Posted on: 2013-10-15
The proposals of new features for PHP 5.6 continue to come. Several new interesting features are being discussed like named parameters, anonymous classes, nested classes, among other proposals.
This was the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in episode 40 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
Now listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn what are all the new proposed features and what they think about them.
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This was the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Ernani Joppert in episode 40 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
Now listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video, or read the transcript to learn what are all the new proposed features and what they think about them.
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Updated on: 2015-01-18
Posted on: 2013-09-10
Now that PHP 5.5 stable versions were released, it is time to plan the roadmap of features for PHP 5.6.
This was the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Cesar Rodas in episode 39 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also commented about a new PHP core developer that was hired by SmugMug to work full time on PHP development as a sort of sponsorship of the PHP project.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn about these interesting discussions on the PHP present and future.
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This was the main topic discussed by Manuel Lemos and Cesar Rodas in episode 39 of the Lately in PHP podcast.
They also commented about a new PHP core developer that was hired by SmugMug to work full time on PHP development as a sort of sponsorship of the PHP project.
Listen to the podcast, or watch the hangout video or read the transcript to learn about these interesting discussions on the PHP present and future.
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