Programming with PHP: An Introduction for RPGers

Presenter: Jon Paris

PHP - the most popular scripting language on the web - has now landed on System i.  Millions of web programmers use PHP to create interactive, dynamic web applications quickly and easily, and now you can join them!
 
Just like RPG programmers, PHP users tend to focus on “getting the job done” and the simplicity and power of the language reflects that design perspective.  PHP also incorporates a straightforward object model that greatly assists procedural programmers ease into the world of Object Orientation. 

This session will introduce you to the basics of programming in PHP on System i by drawing comparisons with the RPG IV language we all know and love. We will also introduce you to some of the System i  specific features that have been incorporated into the language.

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