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ASP required a license. That alone made PHP superior for many people.
by untog 7y ago
ASP required a license. That alone made PHP superior for many people.
- pjmlp 7y agoCheaper definitely, superior not.
- untog 7y agoWhy are the two separate? Of course you include cost when evaluating with option is superior.
- pjmlp 7y agoBecause to be superior, the tooling and libraries also have to be superior. PHP was only free beer with a clunky language and 3rd class DB support. MySQL couldn't hold a candle to real RDMS back then, versus what was available with ODBC connectors.
- untog 7y ago> Because to be superior, the tooling and libraries also have to be superior. Perhaps that is your definition, but the dictionary disagrees.
- pjmlp 7y agoYour dictionary definition I guess. https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/superior https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/superior I don't see definitions about being cheaper as sign of quality, quite the opposite. Maybe you would like to share your dictionary as well?