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PHP first impressions from a J2EE programmer

February 19th, 2005

I ran across Cedric Otaku’s blog entry about his first impressions working with PHP as an experienced Java programmer. Not surprisingly, he chose PHP partly because it was already available on his ISP.
He highlights syntax, available libraries and string handling as PHP’s strengths.
He has some problems with the scoping rules and with the [...]

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The value of MVC

November 28th, 2004

John Lim has a recent rant asking Is MVC over-designed crap?
I used to think so, but now having refactored some existing applications to use MVC, i see the value.
In my unscientific comparison of PHP and Java Job Markets six of ten java jobs ask for some Struts knowledge. While I am willing to believe [...]

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Status of WACT

October 25th, 2004

My last WACT post drew a couple questions from Marcus Baker:

Do you have a release date planned for the next version?

Ah, the release date question. We are certainly overdue. Here is where things stand.
The core framework in CVS is in very good shape. We have 3332 passing tests and 5 failing tests. [...]

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