The NewbieNetwork has a new article posted this morning - it's just a small thing on the front page, but it makes a valid point that I'm sure most of you developers out there have faced. It seems to develop any piece of software, you can't simply write: 10 PRINT "Hello world!" anymore. You have to create a class, and a method to handle the display, and don't forget to ensure the system can handle it. If its not cross-everything, its no good. He makes a good point here - we all have so much to worry about when we work on our sites, that often, we don't take in the bigger picture and worry more about making the code than planning out what the code does (sounds like a certain world-wide Seattle-based company). And, I love the last line: So, in the end, if things are so much more efficient, why does it take longer to print "Hello world" that ever before?

DevArticles.com has a new article this morning also about Blobbing Data With PHP and MySQL. For those that are confused, this just shows you how to create a binary file repository using PHP and MySQL that can store several different file types. I've never been one to store files inside a database, but this does sound interesting. They show you how to create the database, add blobs to it, and show the result with an output script.

And, last but not least today, Frédéric HOVART wrote in to tell us about a nice little article about templates in PHP. They have come up with a PDF File that talks about some good ways to use templates with your PHP scripts. All of this is in French, so you might need to make the fish your best friend for a bit. Enjoy!