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If you know some programming and programs like Delphi, MSVC or DevC++, you can build a program to automate routine jobs for you, that's what I am going to do.

You can do that in PHP.

Yeah, but I always find a desktop program more convenient. Oh well now that I found XAMPP that might change.

You can write desktop apps in PHP.

PHP-GTK - http://gtk.php.net/
Roadsend Compiler - http://www.roadsend.com/home/index.php?pageID=compiler

With those together you don't need a server on the local machine. I've not actually tried using them mind you.

But the php applications will not have any gui right? There are no styling commands for php.

PHP-GTK will allow you to create GUI's.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PHP-GTK

Well done on not bothering to read the links before commenting.

I just saw the compiler only, I thought GTK was just a runtime needed by the compiler.

I enjoyed this article from InfoQ about a website redesign for the CMS for guardian.co.uk that involved both Agile Methodologies and Domain Driven Design:

http://www.infoq.com/articles/ddd-evolving-architecture

I would have preferred more code samples, but it still was a big inspiration. It seems like it's pretty relevant for the first portion of this discussion.