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Is PHP Dead?

Sannidhya Dasgupta — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 12:00:09 +0000

PHP was developed by Rasmus Lardorf in the year 1995. Since then it has powered many scalable websites like Facebook, Harvard University website, CNBC US Home website and many more. Today there arises a lot of controversies against PHP based on its usability, performance, etc.
PHP is indeed not as flexible and powerful as Django but can do a lot. For beginners it is always recommended to start with PHP because intended for beginners. It has limited libraries but when the question comes in Django, Mr. Django keeps more than 5 files ready for you before you get your keyboard set. This reduces the amount of hard work you need to do. But laziness is not recommended for beginners. That's why PHP is the best there. With PHP you get the initial idea of how Backend Web Development works and how to make a good logic building. PHP has a lot amazing features. You will need to write more code than Django or Spring but you will be able learn and understand better with that.
It is always recommended that you first start with PHP and learn the core concepts of Backend Web Development and when you think you are done perfectly with PHP including its OOPs concepts nicely you can shift to other languages and frameworks like Django, Flask, Spring, NodeJS, etc.
PHP was never dead and it will never die. New updates keep coming to PHP making it more powerful day by day. If you ever think to learn PHP then Don't hesitate. Just go for it!
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Is C# the future?

Sannidhya Dasgupta — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:48:22 +0000

C# (C sharp) is the most used languages for Game Development and app development for the Windows Operating System. The most game engines like Unity uses C# for developing games.
C# was developed by Microsoft in the year 2000. The most common example of C# is the settings app in Windows 10. There is not much similarity between C# and languages like C or C++ except of their name and some core functions like the syntax which is like C and its family.
C# was designed to be simple and easy to use. That's why it is often recommended for beginners who want to proceed for Windows Application Development or Game Development. Today C#'s main popularity comes for game development. Languages like Java and C++ are also used for game development for C# beats them all when you use Unity. You can develop many beautiful UI based applications on C# with a strong backend.
Now lets look at the drawbacks of C#:

i)It is slower to run. This is somewhat taken care of when using WPF, although currently the launching of WPF application

ii) It is less flexible than C++. C

iv) It depends greatly on .NET framework, anything that is not found in the .NET framework

So by reading this article I hope you have a clear sight of C#, both its pros and cons.
For further details you can visit the C# documentation

Django Social Media Website

Sannidhya Dasgupta — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 04:54:40 +0000

Hi Guys! I have recently started a Django Social Media Website project. I will include the following features:
i) Posting (text, images, videos, etc)
ii) Commenting
iii) Liking
iv) User accounts with different details
v) Friend Requests
vi) Notifications
vii) Log In
viii) Sign Up (with OTP verifications)

Please propose me any other changes that you think I should add