oddWeek Episode 4. The one where Elizabeth Naramore talks about PHPWomen, Python websites and open source projects not run by douchbags. Come join us

The 2010 edition of the Future of Open Source survey is now available. This survey is backed by the Future of Open Source Forum, and has collaborators including such well-known Open Source leaders as North Bridge, RedHat, MySQL, Novell, SugarCRM, and others.

Our own Cal Evans has been documenting his adventures in AIR land for a while on his blog—and now brings his musings on the subject of image encoding to php|architect. Read on for some fun with Flex!

The Month of PHP Bugs was a unique event in the PHP landscape that fixed a large number of security issues. Now a call for papers has started for a new, larger initiative.

Everyone is using frameworks these days, but which one is right for you?

MySQL Server 5.5.2-m2, a new version of the popular Open Source Database Management System, has been released.

Over at PHPWomen they are trying to improve diversity in open source projects. They have launched a new initiative to encourage (Open Source) projects that embrace diversity, and provide a welcoming and friendly atmosphere for contributors.

The latest release of NetBeans adds something many PHP developers have patiently waited for: Zend Framework support. This, and other features, make it a viable candidate for a PHP developer’s IDE.

In this issue: Digitalus Framework · FaZend · hierarchical CMS data · cloud application development · web-based retrieval · and much, much more.

Fat-Free Framework is a new minimalistic yet very functional PHP framework. It supports PHP 5.3, and requires no additional extensions other than the core extentions shipped with PHP. It sets itself apart by trying to be usable, not the usual.