Next are some tips for writing highly efficient PHP codes. They are described below:0. Use single quote to replace double quote, this will be better since PHP will serach for variables in double quoted strings. Note, only echo can do this;1. If we can define methods of a class as static, then do it. It will increase access speed by 4 times;2. $row["id"] is 7 times faster than $row[id];3. echo is faster than print, and also use echo's multiple parameter format such as echo $str1,$str2 instead of echo $str1.$str2;4. When using for loop, make sure the maximum number of executions instead of calcu...

Takeaway: Everyone seems to agree that IT is a tough field. But what does it take to overcome the adversities and become a successful IT pro? These qualities may be the key. I recently wrote a string of articles discussing various reasons to leave IT — and various alternative careers for dissatisfied IT workers. I received an amazing amount of feedback from readers who have always wanted to express similar sentiments. But that leaves out a huge swath of people: those who desperately want a career in IT, as well as those who are caught somewhere in Limbo, trying to...

Software development is a rapidly evolving field that got off to a very rocky start. Conventional wisdom for many years was that software engineering should be like other types of engineering: design carefully, specify precisely, and then just build it – exactly to spec. Just like building a bridge, right? The problem with this approach is that software is just that. Soft. It’s endlessly malleable. You can change software pretty much any time you want, and people do. Also, since software can be used to model just about anything, the possibilities for what you can ask softw...

It is in fact a good list of proverbs and here are some of the frequently seen programming proverbs.Keep It Simple StupidDon’t Repeat YourselfA clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it – EinsteinSilence is construed as approval  ( Picked from Kevin blog )There is no smoke without fireThink first, Program laterNever assume the computer assumes anythingDon't trust anything from the user inputDo you have any favorite of the programming proverbs? what are they?You might find the below book interesting if you want to know more programming quotes .The Book t...

You probably program too much. Just when you've really gotten into your work, when your brain is entirely wrapped around your code, when your hands, eyes, and thoughts are working in harmony, stop. Look up. Think about when you're going to finish for the day. Look forward to shutting off your computer. Get outside a little. Programming, for all its mental exercise, is a very comfortable physical activity. ...

Database is one of the inevitable parts of a software application these days. It does not matter at all whether it is web or desktop, client server or peer to peer, enterprise or individual business, database is working at backend. Similarly, whether it is healthcare of finance, leasing or retail, mailing application or controlling spaceship, behind the scene a database is always in action.Moreover, as the complexity of application increases the need of stronger and secure database emerges. In the same way, for the applications with high frequency of transactions (e.g. banking or finance appli...

If you're trying to grow your startup you've come to the right place. Get my 170-page ebook on how to grow a startup and join thousands of self-funded entrepreneurs by subscribing to my newsletter at right.I’m writing this while sitting on a beach chair overlooking the Gulf of Guinea near Cape Coast in Ghana, West Africa. Although it’s slightly overcast the view is amazing, with whitewater stretching out in both directions as far as my laser-corrected eyes can see.Being in a foreign country is one of two experiences that allow me to take a step back from my life and look at i...

If you're trying to grow your startup you've come to the right place. Get my 170-page ebook on how to grow a startup and join thousands of self-funded entrepreneurs by subscribing to my newsletter at right.For years business consultants have instructed businesses to “know your core competencies.” What this means is “know what you do well and stick to it.”For example: Harley Davidson makes great motorcycles. But they’re probably not so good at making perfume.Smith & Wesson makes some of the best six-shooters around, but I question whether their bicycles wi...