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this topic came up not long ago, in a discussion related to php. i will stress it again: in programming and programming languages today, there aren't any bad t
by hackermom 17y ago
this topic came up not long ago, in a discussion related to php. i will stress it again: in programming and programming languages today, there aren't any bad tools - there are just bad workmen who can't (or simply refuse to) make do with the tools at hand.
the comparisons of "you can't cut a cake with a fork" et al. just doesn't apply here.
- jdoliner 17y agoWait so you're saying that in programming languages today not only does every single tool do its job perfectly, it does every other tools job perfectly too? Am I misunderstanding your meaning here?
- marshallp 17y agoyou're saying php is equivalent to lisp and haskell and erlang, riiiiight, ok....
- marshallp 17y agoIf you can judge a man by the shine on his shoe, you can judge a developer by the syntax on is screen. php is a 100 pound chain on the productivity of the entire industry. Companies that have embraced php also happen to be examples of companies that achieved way below their potential (yahoo and facebook). It's funny that as we slay the beasts of perl and j2ee, we bring up another terrifying goul. It's probably why real engineers snicker when we call ourselves software 'engineers'.
- orangecat 17y agoA good workman should be able to make do with a nail and screwdriver, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't give them a hammer instead.