Microsoft's Interoperability Strategy Team released on August 21 an open-source tookit for PHP developers who want to use Microsoft's ADO.Net Data Services (codename "Astoria").

When looking for the best PHP developer, keep this hiring guide in mind!

PHP jockies out there will be impressed, I think, to find that Mitchell is not just a marketing drone … he’s a full-on, hard-core, honest-to-goodness developer.

Another developer role at IT consultancy CGI expects its PHP programmer to work with Symfony and Drupal, a content management system that’s written in PHP.

However, most PHP developers use only a few tools for development. In true code-hacking style, they employ a text editor, usually vi or emacs, and the barest programming and debugging aids.

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.