PHP 7 moves full speed ahead

Next major version of server-side Web development language planned for release in the next year

PHP 7, a major update to the server-side scripting language due next year, will offer performance improvements and more capabilities, along with deprecation of some existing features.

The phpng improvements in version 7 have been focused on areas such as hash tables and memory allocation. A chart on the state of phpng as of this month, presented at the conference, had the technology producing a 35 percent speedup on synthetic tests; 20 to 70 percent performance improvements on real applications, including a 60 percent improvement on WordPress home pages, and better memory consumption for most useful server APIs. The technology supports most PHP extensions bundled into the PHP source distribution and provides speed comparable to the HHVM 3.3.0 open source virtual machine.

A PHP developer at the conference expressed optimism about phpng. “Obviously, speed is the most important thing to a Web app or any app in general,” said developer Pete Nystrom, vice president of engineering and co-founder at Classy.org, an online fundraising platform. While recognizing it would be a while before the technology was available in tools, Nystrom understands what's at stake. “Obviously, going into the core and speeding up all these functions that are core to PHP is a massive undertaking and something that’s going to be great for all of us.”


Also on tap for PHP is elimination of some existing features. “We’re going to deprecate some old functionality that we think is not that interesting anymore,” Gutmans said. Ext/ereg and ext.mysql are on the deprecation list and have both been replaced by other extensions. Other deprecated features include # style comments in ini files and string category names in setlocale().   Read More......
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Programmers Helping Hand 5 Sample Coding Websites

Web Development

Yesterday we wrote on 5 Websites With Sample Codes For Programmers, which was well appreciated by our readers, and infact many asked for more such places where they find more such sample codes. So on popular demand, here we bring 5 more websites with sample codes for programmers.

1. Planet Source Code

This is one website, which shares a love hate relationship with every user. The website in terms of design is disturbing especially its very tiny font menu listing and advertisements spattered randomly all over the page. But, if you know where all to look for, the website is an awesome library of extremely useful sample codes. You can select the programming language of your choice at top where the option reads, “To start, just choose:” and here you go! The website carries coders for almost every major language. 

2. GNU and The Free Software Directory

If you are looking for Open Source codes, then this website is definitely one that you cannot miss. Free Software Directory is directly from the home page of GNU. The amazing directory includes a list of free software from various categories like database, games, audio and video, graphics, email, Internet apps, communications and much more.

3. Google Code

This is Google’s platform for open source codes, Google Code is a place where you can find codes from a vast range of categories like Python, JavaScript, Django, Web, Google, Java, AJAX, Rails, PlugIn, Android, CplusPlus, MySQL, DotNet, Game, AppEngine, PHP, Flash, jQuery, Database, GWT and much more.

4. Happy coding

This is another neat website to find sample codes. The directory is vast and you can find codes from various categories like C++, visual basic, open source codes, ASP, PHP, C, various program samples, projects samples, java samples, hashtable, constructor, xml, database applications and much more.

5. DevArticles

Favorite of many niche programmers, DevArticles is indeed one of the most well embraced directories of sample codes. You will be astonished by the vast range of software categories available here, which also includes the rare ones like including Flash, embedded tools, and mobile Linux!  
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WebLinc Raises $6M Series A To Expand Its Fast-Growing eCommerce Platform

e-Commerce

You may not be all that familiar with WebLinc, but the company’s e-commerce platform powers the online stores of popular retailers like Nasty Gal, Urban Outfitter’s Free People and New York food emporium Eataly. Today, the company, which was co-founded by brothers Darren and Jason Hill in 1994, announced that after two decades of bootstrapping, it has raised a $6 million Series A round from SafeGuard Scientifics.

As the WebLinc team tells me, they decided to raise external funding now — even though they has been very successful without it for such a long time — because they weren’t sure they were able to bootstrap the next phase of the company. “There’s an enormous opportunity in front of us and the last thing we wanted to do was to look back with regret that we couldn’t put the resources together to fully take advantage it,” the team said.

Specifically, WebLinc says it raised this round to “ignite aggressive growth” and to accelerate the development of new features. Some of the funding will also go to onboarding more third-party integration partners and to expand the company’s marketing and sales teams. Specifically, WebLinc tells me, the company is looking at further developing its APIs for easy adoption of its services by system integrators and retailers, as well as its mobile omni-channel tools

WebLinc says its clients saw their revenue increase 54 percent year-over-year in the last quarter, with mobile performance doing even better, at a 94 percent increase. The company made an early bet on responsive designs, too, and there, its clients saw a 132 percent increase.

Looking at the market as a whole, the WebLinc team believes that its biggest challenge going forward is competing with companies that are much bigger, but the team thinks that if it can get in front of these prospects directly or through system integrators, they will see that its system is more cost-effective and scalable than those of its competitors. “Partnering with Safeguard will help us market more effectively and ensure that we can build the best implementation experience possible,” the team told me.
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