Archives - February 2016

Did You Know? 7 Fun Facts About PHP

February 26, 2016 5:17 pm Published by

Originally created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, PHP is a general-purpose programming language that’s commonly used in the deployment of server-side scripts. It’s powered by the open-source platform Zend Engine, and can either be embedded directly into HTML or...

Read More

6 Reasons Why You Should Learn SQL

February 18, 2016 5:17 pm Published by

Structured Query Language, or what’s more commonly known as SQL, is a special-purpose programming language that’s used to interact with databases. It works by analyzing and understanding databases consisting of fields of data within tables. SQL has roots dating back...

Read More

Flash vs HTML5: What’s the Difference?

February 12, 2016 1:41 pm Published by

Flash (formerly known as Shockwave Flash and Macromedia Flash) has long been the preferred software for creating web-based graphics, animation, and other online multimedia content. Developed by Adobe Systems, it was widely used back in the 2000s for the purpose...

Read More

How (and Why) to Use Comments in PHP

February 5, 2016 2:38 pm Published by

Created by Danish-Canadian programmer Rasmus Lerdorf in 1994, PHP is a popular server-side scripting language that’s commonly used for web development. If you’re new the world of PHP, you may encounter messages embedded into the code. Known as “comments,” they...

Read More