Reading and writing Extensible Markup Language (XML) in PHP may seem a little frightening. In fact, XML and all its related technologies can be intimidating. However, reading and writing XML in PHP doesn't have to be a daunting task. First, you need to learn a little about XML -- what it is and what it's used for. Then, you need to learn how to read and write XML in PHP, which you can do in many ways.
This article provides a short primer on XML, then explains how to read and write XML in PHP.
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Since there are dozens of posts on becoming a better developer, but no single post with all the advice you need, perhaps, you'll find this short guide useful. 
The other day I was reviewing XP practices and came accross this interesting scoop about differences between Scrum and XP. As the author mentions, XP and Scrum are very aligned but have subtle yet important differences and I agree with those. It worth a read. 
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Intersting Read on how Web2.0 make you lazy and powerful at the same time. This is the time where you don't search information but informations searches you.
This blog post talks about how you can use Virtual Box to help with Php development on laptop. I have personally tried that solution and works great, as long as you have enough of hardware resources(usually disk IO and RAM seems to be the bottleneck) to support it. If you guys have any other alternative please leave a comment.
