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Adam Culp: PHP usage statistics

vr, 24/05/2013 - 18:41

Adam Culp has posted his own look at some of the PHP usage statistics that are out there and how they can be interpreted.

Every once in awhile I stumble across someone who is trying to find their way and decide what they will do in their career. As the organizer of a PHP user group I see many new developers passing through. Of course I always speak of how strong PHP is in the web markets, and encourage new web developers to pursue PHP as a tool in their box of goodies. Because as a web developer it would be a career limiting move to not have any knowledge of PHP. Here is why...

He shares a few different sources including w3tech's overall and PHP-specific information (PHP5 specific here) and the current results of the TIOBE index showing language popularity. For each he talks some about what the results mean (and don't mean) and how, if you're a "professional developer" you should, at the least, know PHP - the most dominant language in the web space.

Link: http://www.geekyboy.com/archives/672
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Michelangelo van Dam: UA Testing with Selenium and PHPUnit

vr, 24/05/2013 - 17:18

In this new post to his site Michaelangelo van Dam looks at user acceptance testing with PHPUnit and Selenium.

Last week I spoke at php[tek] 2013 where I explained to people how to get started with Selenium IDE to record user interaction with the web interface, convert them to PHPUnit testcases and automatically execute them on multiple browsers on multiple platforms. The feedback I got was awesome, you're all a great crowd! But on twitter I also received a bunch of questions regarding how to set up multiple platforms and why I used Windows in my presentation to deploy to. So today I deceided it was time to write a full article on this subject.

He introduces Selenium and what kinds of things it can be used to test. He also defines "user acceptance testing" and talks about why they're an important part of the testing ecosystem. He then walks you through the process of getting the testing environment set up, creating a few tests and how to convert them over to PHPUnit tests (using a built-in tool). Screencasts show you each step of the way. He includes a little tweaking you'll need to do to to the test code to get it working with your own Selenium server

Link: http://www.dragonbe.com/2013/05/ua-testing-with-selenium-and-phpunit.html
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHP.net: PHP 5.5.0RC2 is available

vr, 24/05/2013 - 16:55

On PHP.net today they've announced the release of the latest Release Candidate in the PHP 5.5.x series - PHP 5.5.0RC2.

The PHP development team announces the availability of the second release candidate of PHP 5.5. This release fixes some bugs against RC1 and improves overall stability. [...] Please help us to identify bugs in order to ensure that the release is solid and all things behave as expected. Please test this release candidate against your code base and report any problems that you encounter to the QA mailing list and/or the PHP bug tracker.

Issues corrected include a segfault when memory was used up, an issue with mbstring in PHPT tests in Windows x64 and a problem with custom exceptions. You can find the full list of changes in the NEWS file. Please download this latest release candidate (Windows here) and test it out on your systems.

Link: http://php.net/index.php#id2013-05-23-1
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Community News: Packagist Latest Releases for 05.24.2013

vr, 24/05/2013 - 15:07
Recent releases from the Packagist:
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Site News: Popular Posts for the Week of 05.24.2013

vr, 24/05/2013 - 14:03
Popular posts from PHPDeveloper.org for the past week:
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Anna Filina: Full Test Coverage is Impractical

do, 23/05/2013 - 19:06

In her latest post Anna Filina proposes that full test coverage is an impractical way to measure the quality of your software. It can provide a false sense of security, even if the tests are poorly written.

Many developers claim that to achieve high quality software, developers must create automated tests that ensure that all possible execution routes have been covered. This is also known as full path coverage. I will argue that different types of software require different testing approaches and that full path coverage is impractical in almost every case. Too many tests simply create clutter.

She looks at how it's impractical to expect that all tests will be written efficiently or even correctly. Even simple tests are enough to show up on code coverage reports but may only be painting part of the picture. She also notes that not all software can be tested the same way - things like APIs require different testing skills/methods than something like consumer software.

In the end, there are no exact rules on how much to test. The most important thing to keep in mind is that writing tests for the sake writing tests is futile and costly. [...] Focus on building great software. Tests are a tool to make it better. Just don't overdo it. Link: http://annafilina.com/blog/full-test-impractical
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

ZFort Group: The Battle of the Titans. Zend vs. Symfony

do, 23/05/2013 - 18:55

In this new post to the ZFort blog Elena Bizina compares Symfony and Zend Framework from her perspective, looking at things like functionality, general understanding and community.

Zend and Symfony are the two frameworks that are often compared. Which one is more functional? Which one is more preferable in terms of productivity? Which one is better for general understanding? Which of these two has a larger community? I've asked Zfort Group experts to help me with these questions, and here's what we have come to.

She first gives a high-level overview of each framework, pointing out a few of the features and tools they have built-in. She then goes on to answer the questions above, noting that she sees Symfony as coming out in the lead. Some of the questions are a little vague, so it's not entirely clear why one is different than the other. What do you think? Leave a comment here with your opinions.

Link: http://www.zfort.com/blog/zend-vs-symfony
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Lorna Mitchell: Simplest PHP Generator Example

do, 23/05/2013 - 17:31

On her blog Lorna Mitchell has posted an example of a basic generator written in PHP, a feature of the upcoming PHP version 5.5.

I really like the generators feature that's arriving in PHP 5.5, and since we're now into release candidate releases, it's actually not that far away. I've been speaking on this topic and I thought I'd share my trivially simple code example from my slides.

She includes an example of a very basic generator using the new "yield" keyword and how to implement it in a simple foreach loop. There's also a little talk about when is a good time to use generators in your applications (two examples: complex number calculation and working with large data sets a chunk at a time). For more information on how these generators will work, check out this page in the PHP manual.

Link: http://www.lornajane.net/posts/2013/simplest-php-generator-example
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Engine Yard: A Conversation About Testing in PHP

do, 23/05/2013 - 16:42

On the Engine Yard blog today they've posted a conversation about testing between Ed Finkler and Chris Hartjes (also the hosts of the DevHell podcast).

Our friends Ed Finkler and Chris Hartjes recently had a chat about testing in PHP. Read on to get the low down on different testing tools and their relative merits-check it out as Ed and Chris weep for the future, come to some interesting conclusions and get their hands dirty so you don't have to.

They talk some about the current tools for unit testing in PHP applications and show what a sample test looks like. Ed talks about how the current testing tools can make it intimidating for people to get started testing and mentions the built-in testing library in Python that is a bit easier. There's also some mention of acceptance/functional testing and the Behat + Mink combo.

Link: https://blog.engineyard.com/2013/a-conversation-about-testing-in-php
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Community News: Packagist Latest Releases for 05.23.2013

do, 23/05/2013 - 15:03
Recent releases from the Packagist:
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Site News: Blast from the Past - One Year Ago in PHP

do, 23/05/2013 - 14:05
Here's what was popular in the PHP community one year ago today:
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Reddit.com:

wo, 22/05/2013 - 18:52

Over on Reddit.com recently a discussion was kicked off asking people what framework they used for REST - their tool of choice for making API creation simple.

I was wondering what people here preferred for setting up REST APIs. Specifically if they had a preferred PHP framework for setting them up. in the past I had used CodeIngiter but am looking at Laravel some recently. I don't anticipate extremely heavy usage but I'd like to easily update the framework when it has new releases without a real pain working around my models and controllers.

Several different options were mentioned in the comments including:

Do you have a favorite you use for your REST APIs? share it here!

Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/comments/1em2ne/preferred_framework_for_rest_usage
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Reddit.com:

wo, 22/05/2013 - 18:52

Over on Reddit.com recently a discussion was kicked off asking people what framework they used for REST - their tool of choice for making API creation simple.

I was wondering what people here preferred for setting up REST APIs. Specifically if they had a preferred PHP framework for setting them up. in the past I had used CodeIngiter but am looking at Laravel some recently. I don't anticipate extremely heavy usage but I'd like to easily update the framework when it has new releases without a real pain working around my models and controllers.

Several different options were mentioned in the comments including:

Do you have a favorite you use for your REST APIs? share it here!

Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/comments/1em2ne/preferred_framework_for_rest_usage
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

Reddit.com: Preferred framework for REST usage?

wo, 22/05/2013 - 18:52

Over on Reddit.com recently a discussion was kicked off asking people what framework they used for REST - their tool of choice for making API creation simple.

I was wondering what people here preferred for setting up REST APIs. Specifically if they had a preferred PHP framework for setting them up. in the past I had used CodeIngiter but am looking at Laravel some recently. I don't anticipate extremely heavy usage but I'd like to easily update the framework when it has new releases without a real pain working around my models and controllers.

Several different options were mentioned in the comments including:

Do you have a favorite you use for your REST APIs? share it here!

Link: http://www.reddit.com/r/PHP/comments/1em2ne/preferred_framework_for_rest_usage
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPMaster.com: Openbiz Cubi: A Robust PHP Application Framework, Part 2

wo, 22/05/2013 - 17:27

PHPMaster.com has posted the second part of their look at the Openbiz Cubi framework (part one here), this time focusing on the code - mostly XML - that you'll need to create your own custom module.

In the first part of this series we talked about the development challenges we face and how Openbiz Cubi can help by providing a solid, ready-to-use web application framework. In this part we'll see how to build our own module and dive a bit deeper into the core architecture of the framework.

They include the SQL you'll need to run to create a new table for the "Customer" module they're going to help you build. With that in place, they walk you through the command to execute to make the module skeleton, the locations of the XML files to work with and the contents of each. Included in the module are things like a data object, a module description file and the form object. He finishes up the post with a look at the overall flow of the Cubi execution so you know where each piece falls.

Link: http://phpmaster.com/openbiz-cubi-a-robust-php-application-framework-2
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPMaster.com: Openbiz Cubi: A Robust PHP Application Framework, Part 2

wo, 22/05/2013 - 17:27

PHPMaster.com has posted the second part of their look at the Openbiz Cubi framework (part one here), this time focusing on the code - mostly XML - that you'll need to create your own custom module.

In the first part of this series we talked about the development challenges we face and how Openbiz Cubi can help by providing a solid, ready-to-use web application framework. In this part we'll see how to build our own module and dive a bit deeper into the core architecture of the framework.

They include the SQL you'll need to run to create a new table for the "Customer" module they're going to help you build. With that in place, they walk you through the command to execute to make the module skeleton, the locations of the XML files to work with and the contents of each. Included in the module are things like a data object, a module description file and the form object. He finishes up the post with a look at the overall flow of the Cubi execution so you know where each piece falls.

Link: http://phpmaster.com/openbiz-cubi-a-robust-php-application-framework-2
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPMaster.com: Openbiz Cubi: A Robust PHP Application Framework, Part 2

wo, 22/05/2013 - 17:27

PHPMaster.com has posted the second part of their look at the Openbiz Cubi framework (part one here), this time focusing on the code - mostly XML - that you'll need to create your own custom module.

In the first part of this series we talked about the development challenges we face and how Openbiz Cubi can help by providing a solid, ready-to-use web application framework. In this part we'll see how to build our own module and dive a bit deeper into the core architecture of the framework.

They include the SQL you'll need to run to create a new table for the "Customer" module they're going to help you build. With that in place, they walk you through the command to execute to make the module skeleton, the locations of the XML files to work with and the contents of each. Included in the module are things like a data object, a module description file and the form object. He finishes up the post with a look at the overall flow of the Cubi execution so you know where each piece falls.

Link: http://phpmaster.com/openbiz-cubi-a-robust-php-application-framework-2
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPClasses.org: 5 Reasons Why the Web Platform War is Over: PHP Won with 75% says Google

wo, 22/05/2013 - 16:06

In this new post to the PHPClasses.org blog Manuel Lemos talks some about the recent introduction of PHP into Google's App Engine offerings.

During Google I/O 2013 event a Google manager said PHP runs on 75% of the Web sites. So they decided to finally support PHP as in their AppEngine hosting service. Read this article to understand why this puts an end to years of false claims that PHP was losing market, as well what it means to Web developers using PHP or other languages.

He looks at the App Engine PHP offering and looks at whether or not its a good platform to use for hosting your application. He points out some advantages and disadvantages (including no local file system access and no remote resource access). He also includes five reasons why the "web platform war is over" and why PHP has come out victorious:

  • Google Knows Because They Crawl the Whole Web
  • Google Does Not Influence Web Developers so much
  • Wordpress is the Dominant Blog Platform (not Blogger)
  • Programming Does Not Have to Be Beautiful
  • PHP Detractors Have the Wrong Focus

He admits, though, that PHP may not be dominant forever - it's not perfect, but there will always be a need for something that does what it can do (and does it well).

Link: http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/208-5-Reasons-Why-the-Web-Platform-War-is-Over-PHP-Won-with-75-says-Google.html
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPClasses.org: 5 Reasons Why the Web Platform War is Over: PHP Won with 75% says Google

wo, 22/05/2013 - 16:06

In this new post to the PHPClasses.org blog Manuel Lemos talks some about the recent introduction of PHP into Google's App Engine offerings.

During Google I/O 2013 event a Google manager said PHP runs on 75% of the Web sites. So they decided to finally support PHP as in their AppEngine hosting service. Read this article to understand why this puts an end to years of false claims that PHP was losing market, as well what it means to Web developers using PHP or other languages.

He looks at the App Engine PHP offering and looks at whether or not its a good platform to use for hosting your application. He points out some advantages and disadvantages (including no local file system access and no remote resource access). He also includes five reasons why the "web platform war is over" and why PHP has come out victorious:

  • Google Knows Because They Crawl the Whole Web
  • Google Does Not Influence Web Developers so much
  • Wordpress is the Dominant Blog Platform (not Blogger)
  • Programming Does Not Have to Be Beautiful
  • PHP Detractors Have the Wrong Focus

He admits, though, that PHP may not be dominant forever - it's not perfect, but there will always be a need for something that does what it can do (and does it well).

Link: http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/208-5-Reasons-Why-the-Web-Platform-War-is-Over-PHP-Won-with-75-says-Google.html
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net

PHPClasses.org: 5 Reasons Why the Web Platform War is Over: PHP Won with 75% says Google

wo, 22/05/2013 - 16:06

In this new post to the PHPClasses.org blog Manuel Lemos talks some about the recent introduction of PHP into Google's App Engine offerings.

During Google I/O 2013 event a Google manager said PHP runs on 75% of the Web sites. So they decided to finally support PHP as in their AppEngine hosting service. Read this article to understand why this puts an end to years of false claims that PHP was losing market, as well what it means to Web developers using PHP or other languages.

He looks at the App Engine PHP offering and looks at whether or not its a good platform to use for hosting your application. He points out some advantages and disadvantages (including no local file system access and no remote resource access). He also includes five reasons why the "web platform war is over" and why PHP has come out victorious:

  • Google Knows Because They Crawl the Whole Web
  • Google Does Not Influence Web Developers so much
  • Wordpress is the Dominant Blog Platform (not Blogger)
  • Programming Does Not Have to Be Beautiful
  • PHP Detractors Have the Wrong Focus

He admits, though, that PHP may not be dominant forever - it's not perfect, but there will always be a need for something that does what it can do (and does it well).

Link: http://www.phpclasses.org/blog/post/208-5-Reasons-Why-the-Web-Platform-War-is-Over-PHP-Won-with-75-says-Google.html
Categorieën: Open Source, PHP Community, PHP.net