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From a programming language perspective, PHP is somewhat horrible (PHP 5.3 less so, but still). I guess nobody will deny that. But from practical perspective, P
by Yaggo 16y ago
From a programming language perspective, PHP is somewhat horrible (PHP 5.3 less so, but still). I guess nobody will deny that. But from practical perspective, PHP is very suitable tool for many tasks and has huge ecosystem behind it. Complex real-world websites and applications have been successfully built with PHP. Isn't that proof enough?
Do you consider yourself a purist or pragmatic? In the latter case, PHP may be worth dating for a while.
- billpg 16y ago"Complex real-world websites and applications have been successfully built with PHP." Thanks to PHP or in spite of PHP?
- Yaggo 16y ago:-) Seriously, I like the photographing analogy: "Wow, what a photo you have taken! You must have really good camera?" A programming language is rarely the limiting factor. Skillful programmer may benefit from advanced language, but mostly it's about knowing your tools and the bigger concepts, regardless of the language. Try yourself and learn to master something you like most. (My current choice being Python.)