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Programming From Angela Bradley, your About Programming Editor Dear Subscriber, Welcome to this week's edition of your About Programming Newsletter. This week we take a look at learning PHP over the summer, creating interactive fiction, and if/else in Delphi. Have a great week! Learn PHP This Summer! Looking for a way to better yourself this summer? This PHP course is built to teach you PHP in 8 short lessons. Spending less than an hour each week, you'll have mastered the foundation of PHP in only 8 weeks! There's no time like now to get started! See More About:  learn php  tutorial  summer course Creating Interactive Fiction With Quest5 Around since the mid 1970s, it all started with Adventure (Collosal cave etc). This genre gradually became known as Interactive fiction and there are several systems that let you create complete games with it. Systems such as Inform7, Quest5 and many more. The Interactive Fiction Wiki is probably the best list. The Traps of The If Then Else Statement in Your Delphi Code In Delphi, the if statement is used to test for a condition and then execute sections of code based on whether that condition is True or False. Watchout for If Then Else traps if you are a beginner using nested if statements. Ever Dreamt of Winning a Duke's Choice Award? If you've ever wondered what it would be like to win a Duke's choice award you can read an interview with previous winner Fabiane Nardon over on The Java Source. Programming Ads Programming Tutorial Programming Games PHP Tutorial App Programming Programming Featured Articles A Quick Tour of a Ruby on Rails Project Generating a New Rails Project Using Shadows ... Fading Doesn't Need JavaScript Anymore Databases and PCI DSS   More from About.com Bake Sale Bestsellers Make your next bake sale a profitable one with these irresistible recipes. More> Real Recipes app Download our highly-rated app for free recipes and kitchen tools, for iPhone and iPod Touch. More>   Sign up for more free newsletters on your favorite topics You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the About Programming newsletter. If you wish to change your email address or unsubscribe, please click here. About respects your privacy: Our Privacy Policy Contact Information: 249 West 17th Street New York, NY, 10011 © 2012 About.com   Advertisement