Connected Show #22 – PHP LINQ Fest
In this episode, guest Maarten Balliauw joins Peter to discuss his implementation of Language Integrated Query (LINQ) for PHP and linking (non-pun intended) PHP to Microsoft Office Excel via the PHPExcel project. Maarten is a Microsoft MVP for ASP.NET and a PHP developer.
Also, Dmitry and Peter discuss WinCache for PHP 1.0, Moonlight 2.0, and having a backup strategy.
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Show Notes & Resources:
Maarten’s Blog: https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/
Items Discussed During the News & Banter with Peter & Dmitry:
WinCache for PHP 1.0
- Version 1.0 Released to Web - https://ruslany.net/2009/11/wincache-extension-1-0-for-php-release-to-web/
- WinCache for PHP on IIS.NET - https://www.iis.net/expand/WinCacheForPhp
- WinCache for PHP in PECL on PHP.NET - https://pecl.php.net/package/WinCache
Ruslan Yakushev’s Blog: https://ruslany.net
Run Multiple Versions of PHP on IIS: https://ruslany.net/2009/12/multiple-php-versions-on-the-same-iis-server/
Microsoft Web Platform Installer: https://www.microsoft.com/web
Moonlight 2.0 Stuff
- Moonlight 2.0 - https://go-mono.com/moonlight/
- Moonlight Project Roadmap - https://www.mono-project.com/MoonlightRoadmap
- Miguel DeIcaza Announces Release of Moonlight 2.0: https://tirania.org/blog/archive/2009/Dec-17.html
- Microsoft Covenant to End Users of Moonlight 2.0 - https://www.microsoft.com/interop/msnovellcollab/newmoonlight.mspx
- Moonlight 2.0 coverage by Mary Jo Foley: https://blogs.zdnet.com/microsoft/?p=4807&tag=trunk;content
- Moonlight 2.0 coverage by Linux Planet: https://www.linuxplanet.com/linuxplanet/reports/6932/1/
Bing News
- Bing Maps Silverlight Beta - Try It! - https://www.bing.com/maps/explore
- Bing Maps Blog Provides the Scoop on New Features: https://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/12/02/bing-maps-adds-streetside-enhanced-bird-s-eye-photosynth-and-more.aspx
- Channel 9 Video on Bing Maps Streetside: https://channel9.msdn.com/posts/LauraFoy/First-Look-Streetside-in-Bing-Maps/
- Bing App for iPhone: https://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/12/15/bing-for-mobile-comes-to-the-iphone.aspx
- Details on the Map aspects of the Bing iPhone app: https://www.bing.com/community/blogs/maps/archive/2009/12/16/bing-unveils-iphone-application-with-maps.aspx
- Asa Dotzler Recommends Bing! - https://weblogs.mozillazine.org/asa/archives/2009/12/if_you_have_nothing.html
Always Have a Backup Plan!
- Jeff Atwood’s Coding Horror blog suffers catastrophic data loss: https://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/001315.html
- Phil Haack suffers from the same loss: https://haacked.com/archive/2009/12/14/back-in-business-again.aspx
- Phil Haack describes how the IIS SEO Toolkit Saved His Butt: https://haacked.com/archive/2009/12/14/back-in-business-again.aspx
- Get a Windows Home Server! - https://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx
Items Discussed During the Maarten Balliauw Interview:
- Maarten Balliauw’s Blog: https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/
- Peter’s Microsoft Web Developer Summit Wrap-Up: https://blogs.msdn.com/peterlau/archive/2009/12/08/microsoft-web-developer-summit-2009-wrap-up.aspx
- PHP SDK for Windows Azure: https://phpazure.codeplex.com/
- Windows Azure Tools for Eclipse: https://www.windowsazure4e.org/
- PHPLinq Project: https://www.phplinq.net/
- PHP Excel Project: https://www.phpexcel.net/
- Maarten Blogs about PHP MEF: https://blog.maartenballiauw.be/post/2009/12/02/PHP-Managed-Extensibility-Framework-e28093-PHPMEF.aspx