Annotations in PHP

A presentation at Cape Town PHP in October 2013 in Cape Town, South Africa by Christopher Pitt

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@annotations */ Monday 28 October 13

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@disclaimers */ Monday 28 October 13

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@costs */ Monday 28 October 13

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@thanks */ Monday 28 October 13

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Annotations can be used for more than just documentation and they should be!