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why is PHP considered so inferior to Ruby/Python? When I studied English in college, I discovered that the English language is a very poor choice for writing p
by byoung2 16y ago
why is PHP considered so inferior to Ruby/Python?
When I studied English in college, I discovered that the English language is a very poor choice for writing poetry because it is a very rhyme-poor language. For that, look to French or Italian. English is such a mess of a language, with irregular forms and inconsistent pronunciation. But if you're not writing poetry, English is your best bet, because more people speak it than any other language. You're going to find more books written in English and people who read them, and more people who speak your language.
PHP is the English of the programming world. Python and Ruby have cleaner syntax and consistent programming conventions, but more people speak PHP. There are lots of resources for PHP and lots more developers who know PHP.
If you find yourself in a remote fishing village in China, you're more likely to find one person there who speaks English and knows PHP than one who speaks Italian and knows Ruby.
- nwmcsween 16y agoOnly vastly different programming language paradigms are comparable to different languages. PHP, Ruby and Python are all relatively the same the only real issue is being part of the 'community' of each language, if you are you understand what to use, where things are going and what not to use otherwise time is spent researching.
- nkassis 16y agoTo be fair (I'm a native french speaker), I feel english is a very utilitarian type language. It's fast and efficient, simple, no frills or anything. I've been trying to teach my wife french and some things in french aren't that useful, why does every word need a gender? On the other hand, I have to say, I always felt french to be a better language for songs and writing.
- julius_geezer 16y agoI think it was Cocteau, who asked to name France's greatest poet replied "Victor Hugo, helas." No question, if you're looking for rhymes, English gives you a tougher task. But if you think it's about the rhymes, maybe you should be doing something else.