The big news in Search last week was the final go-ahead on the integration of Microsoft and Yahoo’s Internet-search businesses.
The on-again, off-again deal by the two internet giants was signed back in July, but regulatory approval by the European Commission and the US Department of Justice only came through this week.
This year I was honored by being invited to participate as a member of the PHP Community in Microsoft’s Web Developer Summit. I used the opportunity to represent the huge PHP community in Brazil and highlight the community’s work.
Last year brought many changes to our team – and not all of these changes have been of a positive nature. Nevertheless there were positive outcomes, not the least of which has been changing our development platform of choice away from Microsoft technology.
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