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  • Good and Bad Programming Styles

    Good programming style When writing code, there are several things you should bear in mind that will make your code more helpful, both to you,…

  • Which web programming language is recommended?

    This is a very dangerous topic. Everyone will likely tell you that the language they work with on a regular basis is the best one…

  • Smart Pointers in C++

    1. Smart Pointers in Boost Welcome to Boost, the peerless community of C++ innovators. If you can’t find what you need in the Standard C++…

  • PHP Basics: PHP OPERATORS

    Operators in PHP are a useful way to use mathematics on variables. Whether you want to add, subtract, multiply, divide, or do any other mathematical…

  • PHP Basics: PHP Comments

    Although not a vital part of PHP, comments can be very useful for organizing your code and helping you remember small bits about certain peices…

  • PHP Basics: PHP SYNTAX

    When starting out with PHP, the obvious, and most important thing you’ll need to know is how to designate the area where the server’s PHP…

  • PHP Basics: PHP VARIABLES

    Using variables in PHP is done in every single script, and is extremely basic PHP knowledge. If you have experience in any other programming languages,…

  • PHP Basics: PHP ECHO

    When learning PHP, most people get introduced to the PHP functions with the most basic of all functions — the echo() function. The echo() function…

  • PHP Basics: PHP INCLUDES

    PHP’s inclusion functions are very useful for keeping your script neat and tidy. Using the PHP include() function, we can include remote files on one…

  • PHP Basics: PHP ARRAYS

    Arrays are an excellent way to use a single variable to hold multiple strands of related information. If you have a multiple strands of related…