PHP is one of the most important web development language used by the developers. Almost all the versions of PHP that have been released till now have only added to the much valued image of the language. But the most awaited version has that been of the PHP 5.6.0. Being a PHP software developer you are aware of the fact that the majority of the code is not written by you. Another thing that you realize is that it is easier to write new code rather than fixing the older one. Thus debugging is something that really requires a new approach.

Thanks to the release of PHP 5.6.0 the new phpdbg is going to be a prominent feature of this latest version of the language. It is not only going to help the PHP software developer but would also herald a new beginning in the web development process. The best part is that you would not have to compile the phpdbg yourself and use Netbeans to get it running.

Some of the other important features that would be included in the PHP 5.6.0 are:

Exponential operator

These new exponential operators works so like to arithmetic operators that we learnt in school.

Constant scalar expressions

We can now write a scalar expression involving numeric and string literals and/or constants in contexts where PHP previously expected a static value, such as constant and property declarations and default function arguments.

• Importing namespaced functions
• Streams for post data
• Variadic functions
• Default character-Encoding improvements
• TLS improvements.

Extracting more from the release of PHP 5.6.0, there are some more changes with the new version that may affect compatibility as :

• Array keys won’t be overwritten when defining an array as a property of a class via an array literal.
• json_decode() is more strict in JSON syntax parsing.
• Stream wrappers now verify peer certificates and host names by default when using SSL/TLS.
• GMP resources are now objects.
• Mcrypt functions now require valid keys and Ivs.

It is no doubt the best update of PHP version, offering more performance and changes to syntax that could use variadic functions passing any number of arguments now.

All these new features would simply go on to make sure that the PHP software developer has his job cut out for him. Developing websites or doing other programming would become a lot more fun and easy with these new features added to PHP.

Microsoft now has a new CEO in Satya Nadella and with him the company has set sails on a boat that is poised to take their success story ahead. Without any doubt, in the technology niche, they are undisputedly the biggest name. Being such a big name is not always that easy as it seems to be. Every year they keep on trying many things in their lab out of which only 14% seem the reality of beta and alpha stage. From that 14% on average 4% of the products or solution witness the success for which they are developed. A great deal of thought always plays behind the scene. Microsoft’s SharePoint is just another such splendid feather in their cap.

The Prologue

SharePoint is a tool developed in the den of Microsoft using which top-notch websites can be designed with extensive features. Its primary usage area is that of enterprise. Among many of its utilizations generally SharePoint is a great combination for intranet based websites and document management system. In SharePoint 2013 the social angle has been additionally incorporate to make it more robust for users.
This is a quintessential tool meant for adding value to the production structure of any organization and paces up the speed of delivery. SharePoint can be customized through HTML, CSS and JavaScript. Thus, based on each and every business requirement people goes for tailor-made customization.

Know your Magician:
With so many options to play with one need to hire someone who is a master of custom SharePoint development with an extensive knowledge on the subject. Though it seems very easy the hiring process is not that simple, one must know how to make the right selection. To begin with one must look for following points in a developer who is portraying himself as a SharePoint developer:

• Technical and Programming Expertise: A person who is developer of SharePoint must have thorough .Net knowledge as it is the framework on which it is based. While performing the customization knowledge over HTML, jQuery and JavaScript is a must. Along with all these complete understanding about Windows Server and SQL Server is also considered additional trait. The list does not end here as other chapters include Windows SharePoint 2.0 & 3.0, workflow solution, WCF SharePoint, Infopath, .Net development, Microsoft Office SharePoint, MOSS 2007/2010, portal solution, etc. If you are looking to hire someone for SharePoint make sure get one with these chapters’s knowledge.

• Microsoft Certification: As always hiring someone with certified skills is of great advantage. This proves this person’s metal and Microsoft SharePoint Certification is really a tough module to crack. Only the cream of the crop gets past this barrier, so one is rest assured of getting the finest services from a developer who is certified. Thus, this pointer is a must follow one.

• Full competency over Website fundamentals: SharePoint is must for creating intranet and extranet website. This along with the design understanding makes one perfect for development based on SharePoint.

• Understanding of Business Movements: SharePoint is meant for productivity increase of any company and that too with the help of several supporting tools. A developer must have thorough understanding of business flow.

When you go for searching the right person for your next project keep in mind the pointers shared above.

Innovation calls for drastic measures and out-of-the-box calls for customization. Someone someday might have thought that our species can be master of the world and that lead to where we are today. Every company comes up with unique ideas as brainstorming is a common aspect of an agency, but at the end of the road most of those ideas don’t see the light of reality due to the fact that those look impossible to implement overtly looking. People who have changed the web world as we see it today were mere laughing stocks due to their different way of thinking in their preliminary years.

Facebook turned 10-years older just few days back. Who would have thought about the height it scaled? 1.15 Billion And still growing – is what it says, and Facebook is leaving all others behind. A simple statistics shows how great they have done going the customized way.

If they had gone the conventional way of the famous orkut from same niche they would not have been able to draw such number of people towards them and gain such a stature of popularity. This is what is called for by an organization looking for custom software development authority. The selection of developer in such scenario is most crucial as they are the ones determining the fate of your application or software. Around the globe people are now moving more towards mobile platform from desktop and hence a huge addition in the mobile usage penetration has been witnessed globally. This goes up to 151% in Central and Eastern Europe.

This has made it very much necessary to go for hybrid apps and responsive web development – compliant with both mobile and desktop user for ruling the future. In most of the cases, any custom project does not go its intended way and there are various reasons for that. The prime reason can be attributed to fact that any custom work cannot have a fixed timeline as being in the pipeline of project there are many scope that keeps on adding both from the client’s port and even developer’s port as a form of suggestion. Thus, to keep everything under control one must make the hiring of a dedicated developer who is conversant with the software framework is the allotted project.

Dedicated Resources Advantage:

Group studies were always very much helpful in your teenage life and the simple reason behind that was several minds goes after a single goal dedicatedly. When you hire someone dedicatedly for your software or application development he makes himself full-time available to you and hence you both get to plan the project execution path together. All your ideas and vision gets imbibed in him and there is no other projects’ distraction. Hire software developer from a firm having a good track record and never go for saving money and hire per hour people as that will never offer you a mind in same boat.

Know your right custom software developer by asking:

• How many years of experience you have?
• What are your core power areas of expertise?
• Show what you have done in similar projects in past?
• What should I pay you this much?
• What development path do you consider for this particular project of mine?
• Do you see a potentiality of successful idea in this project?

When you find someone answering all these in the most convincing way you know that you have hit the jackpot. Set sail with him and do innovate.

The software industry word-over has been witnessing ameliorating success in last few years with the arrival of fresh faces and new visionaries. Unlike the web 1.0 era this is not time for mere dictatorship of few big companies, rather even small start-ups are coming ahead in the name game with out of the box concepts. This made the web 3.0 revolution which in the process has laid the foundation of smarter future.

Let it be a Risk-free Endeavor!

There is a gulf of difference between hiring a company for your software requirement from among any available options over the web, and picking the right one from a list of chosen few from India. It’s like having a coffee from a mundane office machine – you never know of a ‘surprising good’ taste, before many disappointing one – and to having it directly from Colombian hills to your house. Just like the aroma tells the difference of coffee quality, the standard of a firm tells us about their quality. It can safely be said that spending some time in the searching game is much more profitable than looking for initial money saving of few bucks by hiring lesser known name. Promises are made in hurry by many companies to lure potential customers, but one should believe in facts and stats instead of promises. When someone is handing over their software development project to a firm with all their thoughts and dreams, one must make sure that the authority taking over the projects feels the same level of bonding with the project and has got right set of skill to perform it flawlessly.

Know How to Spot The Talent

Even after years of industry experience and magnitude of management skill one can miss picking up the right company while doing the search. To make it simple few pointers are given below that must be considered:

• Experience & Understanding: To deliver not only zeal is sufficient expertise and know-how is irreplaceably needed. Thus, while making a choice right grasp over the core concept of project must be respected.
• Repute & Good Name: There are few names that bell the ring of being authority in our mind the moment we hear their name. This is why a well-reputed firm with good feedback for past customers must be preferred.
• Flexibility: A company with flexible work culture must be the choice as they can adjust their way of doing things with your favourable style be it communication mode or delivery structure.
• Confidentiality Maintenance: A company with strong policy of confidentiality has to be preferred and it is one of the most important pointers to be kept in mind. When you hire a name all your ideas and assets are with them, so it becomes a must to have a proper confidentiality agreement or policy or you might end up in a really cramped position.

What can be a Possible ‘Safe Investment’?

India is the place to look for solution – it’s often the notion that keeps coming to businesses world over ear. But, without the right information of the industry and importantly the team, why would you think to try them?

Almost every software development company in India and its surrounding environment have changed a lot in last few years. It’s important that keep a check of that. The area where development is very much visible is talent and support system, accelerated delivery channel, etc. According to NASSCOM, software product exports is expected to reach a staggering height of USD 1.5 billion which is almost y-o-y growth of 13 per cent. The prime factors behind this have to be the demand and usage of mobility and cloud applications by most of the SMBs based in India.

Comparing with the global industry the Asia/Pacific software developers number is the highest in the year of 2014. The share is almost 38% which is bigger than America and EMEA considerably. In this 38% share of Asia/pacific region most of the developers hail from India and a considerable number also operate based in America with headquarters in India. This tells the fact why considering a software company based in India is always the prime choice of new age entrepreneurs.