Suhosin: A Guardian Angel for PHP
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| PHP is a hugely popular programming language used on countless Web sites.
|
| [...]
|
| Installing Suhosin requires that you recompile PHP. This is a simple
| task on Linux platforms but might prove more difficult on Windows,
| which doesn't come with a compiler.
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http://www.windowsitpro.com/mobile/pda/Article.cfm?ArticleID=94673&DepartmentID=131
http://tinyurl.com/ymvftz
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ON PHP AND LINUX PROGRAMMING
PHP Development Becoming Increasingly Popular
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| Web development is becoming a more prosperous industry lately. Since
| the Interet and the computer wave in general is becoming quite
| lucrative, web development is becoming a booming industry in which
| everyone wants to be a part.
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http://www.webpronews.com/expertarticles/expertarticles/wpn-62-20070102PHPDevelopmentBecomingIncreasinglyPopular.html
http://tinyurl.com/yg5m7y
IBM's Power Architecture Attracting More Linux Developers
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| IBM makes less revenue on servers sold with Linux, compared to
| those that ship with one if its commercial operating systems --
| such as AIX or OS 400 -- but that's offset by the company's
| growing Linux support practice. Linux compatibility also makes
| the company's servers accessible to a wider variety of users,
| such as educational institutions on limited budgets. "We
| benefit from the wider ecosystem that Linux is a part of,"
| says Jollans.
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/cmp/20061202/tc_cmp/196601027
Developers Embrace Java, Drop Visual Basic
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| Use of Visual Basic has dropped 35% since the spring, says a
| poll of more than 430 North American developers done by research
| company Evans Data.
|
| [...]
|
| Developers have abandoned Microsoft's Visual Basic in droves
| during the last six months, and they're using Java more than any
| other development language, according to a recently published
| survey.
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http://www.informationweek.com/software/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=196600515
Study: Developers Favor Linux
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| "Regardless of what kind of developer you are, you're still trying to
| make a living, and target the operating system that?s controlling the
| market."
|
| However, in the most recent survey, the developers' forecast of their
| target platform has changed. For the first time, these developers said
| that in the next 12 to 18 months they expect to be developing more Linux
| apps than Windows apps.
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http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3645766
TIOBE Programming Community Index for November 2006
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| Java 20.400%
| C 17.198%
| C++ 11.055%
| (Visual) Basic 9.470%
| PHP 9.209%
| Perl 6.228%
| Python 3.641%
| C# 3.023%
| JavaScript 2.310%
| Delphi 2.252%
| SAS 2.210%
| Ruby 1.717%
| PL/SQL 1.223%
| D 0.684%
| ABAP 0.637%
| Lisp/Scheme 0.586%
| COBOL 0.564%
| Ada 0.546%
| Pascal 0.516%
| Visual FoxPro 0.431%
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http://www.tiobe.com/index.htm?tiobe_index
ON INSTALLATION
Free Agent: How to Compile Free Software Apps
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| Let me start with a controversial statement: Installing
| new software is almost always easier on Linux than on
| Windows or the Mac OS.
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http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,127601-c,linux/article.html
Installing Microsoft Script Debugger in Windows Vista, 10 MB
http://www.37signals.com/svn/posts/84-web-developers-microsoft-has-no-idea-whats-going-on
Simple Package management with Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu
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| Synaptic is a graphical user interface (GUI) for managing software
| packages on Debian-based distributions.
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http://www.debianadmin.com/simple-package-management-with-synaptic-package-manager-in-ubuntu.html
Installation on Vista, OSX, and Ubuntu
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| Shows software installation (Mozilla Thunderbird) on Vista, OSX,
| and Ubuntu.
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=xA7cP-qpdlI
The Thing About Beagle
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| apt-get install kerry
|
| Phew, that was tricky. I can see why those windows guys find Linux
| sooo difficult. It is waaaaay easier to go to some random website,
| download an installer, pray that it is safe, double-click on the
| installer, click "Yes, I do agree to all of these outrageous license
| terms and I don't mind that it includes spyware, and adware", click
| Next, Next, Next, and finally reboot a couple of times.
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http://benhay.blogspot.com/2006/11/thing-about-beagle.html
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