Nathan Wong claims that single quotes are faster than double quotes in PHP.
In the recent blog post, he attempts to prove that PHP is able to parse and execute string constants faster if they use single quotes, than if double quotes are used. Benchmark results and source c…
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Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Released
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Stephen Donner wrote in to tell us about the public release of Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta. Based on Mozilla Firefox 1.0, this beta of Netscape’s newest browser offers support for both the Gecko and Internet Explorer rendering engines. A new Site Controls feature lets users enable and disable features like ActiveX, JavaScript and cookies on a site-by-site basis (the browser includes self-updating whitelists and blacklists of safe and dangerous sites). The new Multi-BarLive Content
Netscape released a prototype of a Firefox-based browser last November to a group of registered testers; an updated version was circulated in January. Netscape planned a public beta for February but bugs caused it to be delayed and the build was only made available to the previously registered testers.
Read the Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Release Notes for a list of what doesn’t work right yet and download Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta from the Netscape site. It’s only available for Windows 98 Second Edition or above; there’s no Mac or Linux versions. Feedback can be left in the Netscape Browser Review forums (requires an AOL/Netscape/CompuServe ScreenName).” functionality lets users have more on-screen widgets than ever before, including like RSS feeds, weather forecasts and map searches.
Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Released
MozillaZine – Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Released
Stephen Donner wrote in to tell us about the public release of Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta. Based on Mozilla Firefox 1.0, this beta of Netscape’s newest browser offers support for both the Gecko and Internet Explorer rendering engines. A new Site Controls feature lets users enable and disable features like ActiveX, JavaScript and cookies on a site-by-site basis (the browser includes self-updating whitelists and blacklists of safe and dangerous sites). The new Multi-BarLive Content
Netscape released a prototype of a Firefox-based browser last November to a group of registered testers; an updated version was circulated in January. Netscape planned a public beta for February but bugs caused it to be delayed and the build was only made available to the previously registered testers.
Read the Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta Release Notes for a list of what doesn’t work right yet and download Netscape Browser 8.0 Beta from the Netscape site. It’s only available for Windows 98 Second Edition or above; there’s no Mac or Linux versions. Feedback can be left in the Netscape Browser Review forums (requires an AOL/Netscape/CompuServe ScreenName).” functionality lets users have more on-screen widgets than ever before, including like RSS feeds, weather forecasts and map searches.
Hip Hip Hooray
The Apache Project Turns 10
The Apache Web Server Project is now 10 years old, as noted over the weekend by Roy Fielding, a co-founder of the open source development project. “Ten years ago today, the Apache Group decloaked with the creation of the new-httpd archive and initial accounts on hyperreal.org,” Fielding noted on the apache-httpd-dev mailing list.
Apache hit another milestone earlier this month when our Web Server Survey found 40 million sites now running on the Apache server, which powers nearly 70 percent of web sites.
Apache was detected on 658 sites in the initial Netcraft survey in August 1995, just six months after the project’s launch, when its 3.5 percent market share was dwarfed by software from NCSA (57 percent) and CERN (19.7 percent). The Apache server reached 10 million sites in June 2000, 20 million in November 2001 and 30 million in November 2003.
In an interview with Netcraft last year, Apache co-founder Brian Behlendorf assessed the remarkable growth. “I imagine most of the growth continues to be either with the small mom-n-pop companies, or web hosting ISPs, or internationally – all places where price sensitivity is high, where the economic downturn is still causing budgets to be hurt, and there’s willingness to consider an Open Source approach to solving a given problem,” said Behlendorf. “I imagine the rise of related Apache projects, like the continued rise in use of mod_perl and Tomcat and our friends over at PHP, have only increased the confidence in using the web server for mission-critical situations.”
Hip Hip Hooray
The Apache Project Turns 10
The Apache Web Server Project is now 10 years old, as noted over the weekend by Roy Fielding, a co-founder of the open source development project. “Ten years ago today, the Apache Group decloaked with the creation of the new-httpd archive and initial accounts on hyperreal.org,” Fielding noted on the apache-httpd-dev mailing list.
Apache hit another milestone earlier this month when our Web Server Survey found 40 million sites now running on the Apache server, which powers nearly 70 percent of web sites.
Apache was detected on 658 sites in the initial Netcraft survey in August 1995, just six months after the project’s launch, when its 3.5 percent market share was dwarfed by software from NCSA (57 percent) and CERN (19.7 percent). The Apache server reached 10 million sites in June 2000, 20 million in November 2001 and 30 million in November 2003.
In an interview with Netcraft last year, Apache co-founder Brian Behlendorf assessed the remarkable growth. “I imagine most of the growth continues to be either with the small mom-n-pop companies, or web hosting ISPs, or internationally – all places where price sensitivity is high, where the economic downturn is still causing budgets to be hurt, and there’s willingness to consider an Open Source approach to solving a given problem,” said Behlendorf. “I imagine the rise of related Apache projects, like the continued rise in use of mod_perl and Tomcat and our friends over at PHP, have only increased the confidence in using the web server for mission-critical situations.”
IBM and Zend come together on PHP
IBM is putting its corporate heft behind a popular open-source Web development technology called PHP, in a move meant to reach out to a broader set of developers.
IBM and Zend come together on PHP
IBM is putting its corporate heft behind a popular open-source Web development technology called PHP, in a move meant to reach out to a broader set of developers.
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 Released
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Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 has just been released. A minor update, this version fixes a few security holes and some other bugs. If you’re using Firefox 1.0, you want this release. The Firefox Release Notes have also been updated and The Burning Edge has an unofficial Firefox 1.0.1 changelog. Download links can be found on the official Firefox product page. You can also check the full article for some BitTorrent links.
Update: We’ve been asked to point you towards bittorrent.mozilla.org for the BitTorrent links.
Another Update: At the demand of the Mozilla Foundation, we’ve removed the direct links to the Firefox 1.0.1 FTP directory. Go to www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html to see all the builds. We understand using the download links on the mozilla.org site places less strain on the servers due to the mirroring configuration.
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 Released
mozillaZine – Your Source for Daily Mozilla News and Advocacy:
Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1 has just been released. A minor update, this version fixes a few security holes and some other bugs. If you’re using Firefox 1.0, you want this release. The Firefox Release Notes have also been updated and The Burning Edge has an unofficial Firefox 1.0.1 changelog. Download links can be found on the official Firefox product page. You can also check the full article for some BitTorrent links.
Update: We’ve been asked to point you towards bittorrent.mozilla.org for the BitTorrent links.
Another Update: At the demand of the Mozilla Foundation, we’ve removed the direct links to the Firefox 1.0.1 FTP directory. Go to www.mozilla.org/products/firefox/all.html to see all the builds. We understand using the download links on the mozilla.org site places less strain on the servers due to the mirroring configuration.
Mozilla Foundation reaches an agreement with AOL on DevEdge content
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The Mozilla Foundation has reached an agreement with America Online that allows them to host and improve the former Netscape DevEdge content.
Mitchell Baker has posted a blog entry stating that Deb Richardson will join Mozilla Foundation as a technical editor and project manager of DevMo. DevMo is the new community-based project focussed on developer documentation and resources.”
Mozilla Foundation reaches an agreement with AOL on DevEdge content
mozillaZine – Your Source for Daily Mozilla News and Advocacy:
The Mozilla Foundation has reached an agreement with America Online that allows them to host and improve the former Netscape DevEdge content.
Mitchell Baker has posted a blog entry stating that Deb Richardson will join Mozilla Foundation as a technical editor and project manager of DevMo. DevMo is the new community-based project focussed on developer documentation and resources.”
Summary of Upcoming Mozilla Releases
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Several new Mozilla versions are scheduled for release soon, including updates to Mozilla Firefox, Mozilla Thunderbird and the Mozilla Application Suite. Yesterday, Asa Dotzler summarised the release plans in a newsgroup posting to netscape.public.seamonkey.
First off the blocks is likely to be Mozilla Firefox 1.0.1, which will come from the 1.7 branch. It will contain a variety of bug fixes and security updates but no new features. However, due to the nature of the fixes included, Firefox 1.0.1 will be an essential upgrade for all users of 1.0. We’re expecting the release within hours but if you just can’t wait, Firefox 1.0.1 release candidate builds are available.
Next up is likely to be Mozilla 1.8 Beta 1, coming straight from the trunk. A more cutting-edge release, 1.8b1 will be the first non-alpha version to feature the major internal changes that have been completed since 1.7 branched, including many substantial improvements to Gecko.
Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.1 is set for the middle of next week. Like Firefox 1.0.1, this is a minor update but recommended for all 1.0 users.
Mozilla 1.7.6 is also due for release next week too but it’s below Firefox 1.0.1 and Thunderbird 1.0.1 on the priority list. Another maintenance upgrade, 1.7.6 will contain many of the same fixes that will be in Firefox 1.0.1 and Thunderbird 1.0.1.
In around three weeks, the trunk will freeze for Mozilla 1.8 Beta 2, which is expected to be the final beta release of the 1.8 cycle. The Firefox 1.1 Developer Preview will be released off the trunk around this time. Following the release of 1.8b2, the trunk will stay frozen until the 1.8 branch is cut. This branch will be the basis of the final Firefox 1.1 and Thunderbird 1.1 versions, which are expected around the middle of this year. See our previous 1.8 release scheduling article for more details.
As always, anybody who sees an critical problem in an in an imminent release should contact drivers@mozilla.org.