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XML highlights for PHP 5

20th December 2003

XML in PHP5: An in-depth look into advanced XML features (via Keith) does exactly what it says on the tin. Here are the bits that caught my eye:

Unforuntately, my biggest criticism of PHP remains: all of the above is supported using functions built in to the default namespace! The lack of a smart namespace system (like Python’s modules) really gets in the way when you start trying to write reusable code or large applications.

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