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PHP is an okay language. I'd never choose it by myself, but most of the time it is bearable. The language is not the problem though - it's the people. PHP bree
by hdeshev 16y ago
PHP is an okay language. I'd never choose it by myself, but most of the time it is bearable. The language is not the problem though - it's the people.
PHP breeds mediocrity in such a superb way, it's rivaled only by Visual Basic. It attracts many dumb people and, chances are, you will meet many of them on your new job.I won't go as far as telling you to stay clear of the job - just have that in mind when deciding.
- crpatino 16y agoCompletely agree! Both PHP and VB share low barriers of entry. That make them novice friendly, but in the end it encourages practices that everybody else have agreed to call bad habits. By example, copy & paste. In most languages if you pick a random forum and ask "how do I do X?", you will receive answers that range from "RTFM" to some cryptic link to a Fine Manual to Read. You will be forced by the elders to conceptualize what you want to do, and then learn how does it work. On the other hand, that same request in the PHP and VB forums will get half a dozen of "here is it, dude" responses... including the one form the reading challenged idiot who answered how to do Y instead. In the mind of the newbie, then, it becomes perfectly acceptable to equate programming to a look up table where there is some arcane incantation that corresponds to every problem. Not to say that there is no professional people doing quality work in either language. But dealing with the noise in the community is the price you have to pay.