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Actually the easter egg only works if the given page is interpreted as PHP.

• davidw 19y ago
  Aha - ok, well then like their own site, 37signals.com, it's the front page that is in PHP, something that has been known for a while.
  • antirez 19y ago
    Yes, btw... if an application is good quality for the customers who cares what language they used?
    • davidw 19y ago
      Well... those of us interested in replicating their success:-)
      • antirez 19y ago
        Given that Flickr is written in PHP, Delicious in Perl, Reddit in Python, Foo in Bar, I think that unless you are using something like Java or C++ that really will make you 5 times slower in the development process it does not really matter too much. IMHO this is highly related to the nature of web applications where the design of the UI, the feeling, and the idea you are developing is much more important than complex data structures and funky algorithms (being the only real challenge scalability in many projects). What's nice is that actually if you master computer science it counts even in web programming as long as there are non trivial problems to solve, but this happens 5% of the times compared of 95% when you write, for example, a compiler.
        • dean 19y ago
          I thought the interesting thing about this post is that 37signals, the creator of RubyOnRails, is using PHP.
          • antirez 19y ago
            Maybe they use PHP like a better version of server side includes. For this RoR is probably an overkill.
            • davidw 19y ago
              That's exactly how they're using it, and why the original poster's "discovery" really isn't that exciting. I don't care for it for more serious work, but if you just want to template up one or two pages without a lot of hassle, PHP is far better than Rails.
              • antirez 19y ago
                100% agreed, but maybe I'm a bit biased since I'm using mod_ruby + eruby even to build applications, instead of rails.
      • bjclark 19y ago
        This is the most asinine thing I've ever read on here. The first thing any smart person can figure out is that RoR doesn't make 37signals what they are. They have always said that themselves. Fast agile development, and all the other things they talk about in their Getting Real book make them what they are, but certainly not which language/framework. This is a lot like debating what care you're going to buy based on what the manufacturer of the car that won NASCAR last weekend was.
        • dean 19y ago
          Really? The most asinine thing ever? I don't agree with that, but you do have a point. Still, it is interesting that 37Singnals is using PHP, not shocking, not mind-blowing, but interesting. Just like it would be interesting if Microsoft were using Java for MSN.
          • davidw 19y ago
        • davidw 19y ago
          Aside from the fact that I think your rudeness is uncalled for, I do think technologies are relevant, and make a difference. Sure, there are other things that are important as well, but I do think there is a best in many cases. It may not be the same for each case, but it's worth looking at what different people use and how it enabled their success.
        • sbraford 19y ago
          They're just using PHP for the front page of the site, not the whole app. Sheesh.
  • tuukkah 19y ago
    Good to remember this case of 20% effort for 80% result. Why build all of your app tediously if one page is enough.