Community News: PHPPodcasts.com Launched
Original post provide by PHP FreaksCal Evans, of Zend Developer Zone (and PHP Abstract) fame has launched a new site to help PHPers with keeping all of their PHP podcasts in one place PHPPodcasts.com an archive site to give people searching for PHP podcasts a onestop shop.
phppodcasts.com is not a replacement for any of the existing feeds, it won’t be on iTunes because it’s not in competition with the owners podcasts. It’s an archival site and a place for people to explore the different podcasts available for PHP developers before subscribing to them.
Currently, there’s four podcasts under the PHPPodcast umbrella Zend’s own PHP Abstract, php|architect’s Pro PHP podcast, the phpBB podcast and the CakePHP group’s own podcast, The Show.
Know of a PHPrelated podcast that you think should be added to the site? Let Cal know Cal [at] this domain.
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