PHP 5.3 has just been released!

I’m especially impressed by the namespaces and the great, JavaScript-like implementation of Closures – no new syntax to learn here. And the developers also show humor regarding the newly implemented goto support…

Overall a great release with long-awaited features and cleanups, let’s hope the providers update their installations quickly!

Read the full release notes.

… Oftmals handele es sich bei den Betreibern nicht um besonders ausgebildete oder befähigte Personen.

Na davon gehe ich bei Kriminellen aus – “Gewissen” scheint da ja niemand eines zu haben…

(via Heise)

Vienna has passed Zurich to take the top spot as the world’s city with the best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2009 Quality of Living Survey. Geneva retains its position in third place, while Vancouver and Auckland are now joint fourth in the rankings.

While I’m happy to live in Vienna I also would not mind living in Auckland for some time…

The full report can be found here.

Until today I did not know that data centers can be that cool – but check out this article about the server location in Stockholm. Looks like directly out of a James Bond movie:

• A nuclear bunker below Stockholm.
• Submarine engines as backup power source.
• Simulated daylight and greenhouses.

In my opinion the provider Bahnhof built one of the coolest data centers ever – let’s see what Google builds up in Austria.

Original article – more pictures.

John Resig announced today that the jQuery library is going to be integrated into new mobile phones by Nokia and into Visual Studio by Microsoft.

Microsoft and Nokia aren’t looking to make any modifications to jQuery (both in the form of code or licensing) – they simply wish to promote its use as-is. They’ve recognized its position as the most popular JavaScript library and wish to see its growth and popularity continue to flourish.

This is great news for the future of the jQuery library! Congratulations!

Read the full announcement.

Innerhalb von 10 Jahren hat Bechtolsheim aus 100.000 Dollar durch eine gezielte (?) Investition über 500 Millionen gemacht. Durch eine Investition in die damals noch unbekannte Firma Google. Wozu ich ihm und auch Google zum Geburtstag herzlich gratulieren möchte!

Google hatte mit dem 2002 eingeführten Adwords die immer noch schlanke Suchmaschine zu einer Gelddruckmaschine umfunktioniert und legte einen fulminanten Börsenstart hin. Bechtolsheim war um 500 Millionen Dollar reicher und “googlen” wanderte als Synonym für die Internet-Suche in die Lexika und Wörterbücher.

Der ganze Artikel auf Heise Online ist sehr lesenswert!