Monthly Archive: January 2012

Jan 20

PHP Template Engine Comparison

Today I will discuss a project on PHP template engines with you. I’ll do a little performance and resource usage test on different PHP templating platforms. This is not a test of overall performance. This is just a test for the properties of my personal interest. Template engines have many features, but usually only a small subset is used by most of the programmers. In this bench marking process, I’ll test …

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Jan 20

Checking PHP Exceptions’ speed

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We sometimes use exceptions to manage the flow of our scripts. I guess the use of exceptions should cause a lack in performance. To verify this, I will do a small benchmark test to measure the performance difference in execution of a simple script configured to throw exceptions and once without them.So let’s begin First a not so useful script to find odd numbers …

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Jan 02

Surreal, Abstract, Metallic Text Effect

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With this tutorial, we will show you how to create a unique, Surreal and Abstract Text Effect with Metal Texture in Photoshop, step by step. This tutorial involves some steps which are a little tricky, but then, who said Photoshop was easy! (Those studying design may find it easier.) The objective of this tutorial is …

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