How to make your PHP application run faster?

The answer is “accelerators/cachers”. PHP accelerators or cachers can make your PHP code run faster by caching the compiled op-code of PHP to void the overhead of parsing the PHP script everytime a page is loaded.

A PHP accelerator typically reduces server load and increases the speed of your PHP code by 1-10 times. Normally you will install these in the form of a php extension.

Marius Ducea list down well-known solutions we-all-free/libre-loving-geeks can use in our projects

7 Reasons you should hook up with geeks and programmers

javacides of torrefranca.org writes:

“Software is like sex. It’s better when it’s free.” – Linus Torvalds

But what Linus did not realize is that it is programming, and not software, that which is very much like sex. I can give 7 reasons while Linus can only give 1 for software.

1. Programming, like sex, requires teamwork – each working in different layers.
2. In order to be good in programming and sex, one has to have the proper tools, extensive experience, high tolerance to stress, and very open to criticisms and suggestions.
3. No matter what they say, size does matter in both.
4. Like sex, repetitive routines in programming are always not good. Inversion of control must also be observed.
5. Like sex, programming may require maintenance support of the product.
6. Sex has Kamasutra while programming has design patterns.
7. Programming and sex are best done indoors.

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Oh yeah, Sun Java JDK is finally FREE!

Ok this is good times to all Java enthusiast, developers, architects,enterprise-integrators and students! Coming straight from Sun Microsystems,

“Sun started a revolution with Java technology 10 years ago. With a free runtime, an open specification, and a platform-independent promise of compatibility, Java technology became a gold standard in embedded devices, mobile phones, on the desktop and within the enterprise. Now, in 2006, Sun is open sourcing its implementations of Java technology as Free/Libre software. ” – http://www.sun.com/software/opensource/java/

• Sun Makes Java Tech. Open-Source Project - JORDAN ROBERTSON, AP Business Writer (via news.lycos.com)

Well, i think it’s time to get serious with my Java adventure which happened to be at stall for the moment. Been busy-as-a-bee doing work related PHP stuff. So these time I’m gonna invest in a decent DRR Memory for my laptop and continue my Java adventure!