Comments on: PHP: an eye-opening article http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article Web Development, Classical Music, Kitties, and whatever else I feel like Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:24:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Grant http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-7 Tue, 09 Mar 2004 02:33:25 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-7 Interesting article. I've always heard programming languages like PHP and ColdFusion are not very good for developing large, scalable sites, but I never knew the exact reasons for it. Interesting article. I’ve always heard programming languages like PHP and ColdFusion are not very good for developing large, scalable sites, but I never knew the exact reasons for it.

]]> by: Mike P. http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-8 Tue, 09 Mar 2004 03:01:48 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-8 Hey Jennifer, Congrats on the new log! With respect to PHP, rather than dismiss it, perhaps think of it as a tool that fills a certain need. It's not the only language you'll ever need, but it sure does what it does well. Once you understand it and it's limitations, you can use it and apply it where you see it is advantageous. Of course, this all assuming that you have the time to pick up >1 language, but as they say, 1 a year, no? (and who has that kind of time!) Hey Jennifer,

Congrats on the new log!

With respect to PHP, rather than dismiss it, perhaps think of it as a tool that fills a certain need. It’s not the only language you’ll ever need, but it sure does what it does well.

Once you understand it and it’s limitations, you can use it and apply it where you see it is advantageous.

Of course, this all assuming that you have the time to pick up >1 language, but as they say, 1 a year, no? (and who has that kind of time!)

]]> by: Travis Cripps http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-10 Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:44:28 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-10 I've been working on a medium-size-ish project in PHP for about a month now. What a crap language. At least up to verion 4, it doesn't allow for overriding methods in true OO fashion. It does have a few nice features, but the limitations are ugly. But, anyway... One reason PHP is so popular is that it's available for free from practically every web hosting provider, whereas it's a lot more expensive to find Java-based hosting. I’ve been working on a medium-size-ish project in PHP for about a month now. What a crap language. At least up to verion 4, it doesn’t allow for overriding methods in true OO fashion. It does have a few nice features, but the limitations are ugly.

But, anyway… One reason PHP is so popular is that it’s available for free from practically every web hosting provider, whereas it’s a lot more expensive to find Java-based hosting.

]]> by: Jennifer http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-11 Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:47:31 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-11 Hi Mike - I know I probably shouldn't dismiss PHP outright. I'm sure part of it is resistance to leave my comfort zone of Java. But some of the points made in the article would probably annoy me if I was using the language. I'm sure the equals comparator, combined with the automatic type conversion, could cause a lot of headaches with hard-to-find bugs. I guess I prefer a language that makes it hard to get things wrong - strong typing, namespace support, etc. My "language" this year was CSS, I think. Maybe PHP will be next year. :) Hi Mike - I know I probably shouldn’t dismiss PHP outright. I’m sure part of it is resistance to leave my comfort zone of Java. But some of the points made in the article would probably annoy me if I was using the language. I’m sure the equals comparator, combined with the automatic type conversion, could cause a lot of headaches with hard-to-find bugs. I guess I prefer a language that makes it hard to get things wrong - strong typing, namespace support, etc.

My “language” this year was CSS, I think. Maybe PHP will be next year. :)

]]> by: Jennifer http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-12 Tue, 09 Mar 2004 13:59:40 -0800 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/03/08/php-an-eye-opening-article#comment-12 Hey Travis - nice choice for favorite classical piece - I love the Lacrymosa. :) Yeah, the widespread availability of PHP on hosting providers is a distinct advantage. Have you heard of <a href="http://www.mycgiserver.com">mycgiserver</a>? They're a free Java host, but you have to "contribute" various amounts of money to get the more advanced features like WAR deployment, EJBs, or even DNS support. Hey Travis - nice choice for favorite classical piece - I love the Lacrymosa. :)

Yeah, the widespread availability of PHP on hosting providers is a distinct advantage. Have you heard of mycgiserver? They’re a free Java host, but you have to “contribute” various amounts of money to get the more advanced features like WAR deployment, EJBs, or even DNS support.

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