Google App Engine finally supports PHP, the language that runs 75% of the web

May 17, 2013 4:29 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

The biggest web company on the planet just added support for the most widely used programming language on the planet.

PHP developers: Zend Server 6 goes freemium to entice you to part with your cold hard cash

February 13, 2013 10:19 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Zend has a problem. While there are five million PHP developers around the globe, only some small fraction of them pay Zend for its server and IDE tools for making PHP sites faster, better, and more debuggable.

PHP’s Andi Gutmans: 70% of fixing a bug is finding it (and we’re going to fix that)

February 8, 2013 10:07 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"There's a lot of pressure in companies to deliver mobile, cloud-enabled apps," Gutmans says. "Half of teams are telling us that that they've missed dates because they cannot work together."

Zend’s Andi Gutmans on PHP 6 & how Apple is the ‘biggest barrier’ to mobile’s future

October 24, 2012 1:52 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"I believe web technologies will ultimately win within 3-5 years. The main barrier today is probably Apple."

PHP developers excited (mostly) about new mobile app development capabilities

October 24, 2012 8:10 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

PHP developers are looking forward to exercising their new powers. Hopefully, for good.

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP

October 23, 2012 8:30 AM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

Editor's Pick The rumors were true. Five million PHP developers will now be able to design and build mobile apps for iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and BlackBerry.

Zend to 5 million PHP developers: We’ll help you build for mobile and cloud

October 18, 2012 2:50 PM John Koetsier
John Koetsier

"The biggest changes in technology are how mobile and cloud are converging," says Gutmans. "Our intention is to tackle both of those head-on for our users."