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PHP: Difference in Dates Using Zend_Date
I’ve had to write some code recently that handles peoples ages based on their date of births… Something simple you expect, until you realise that PHP can’t really deal with years before 1970 (due to UNIX date time restrictions). Luckily Zend_Date (in the Zend Framework) comes to hand to help! But how do you actually […]
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Work: 10 Principles of the PHP Masters
I’ve just come across 10 Principles Of The PHP Masters which has the following points (with my commentry added): 1. Use PHP Only When You Need It (Rasmus Lerdorf, creator of PHP) PHP, like Perl, Javascript, ASP, C, Ruby, Python, C++, C# etc has it’s limitations and is more suitable for some jobs than others. […]
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Freelancing/Consulting: What are the options?
Sole trader, Limited company or umbrella company – what are the options for a new freelancing/consultant in the UK?