The PHP development team today released PHP 5.3.2, a maintenance release fixing a large number of bugs and a few security issues as well.

Comparing the performance of a static method with that of a singleton ignores an important issue: that neither is the best answer to the problem they try to solve.

Is Flash dying? Despite the many cries to the contrary, hardly so—at least for people who need to get practical things done within realistic deadlines, rather than spend their time pontificating about esoteric conspiracy theories.

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.