> PHP is inelegant etc. ... who were still using 'inferior' tools Well... PHP is inelegant, and there's a reason that it's been abandoned. However, it's actua

> PHP is inelegant etc. ... who were still using 'inferior' tools Well... PHP is inelegant, and there's a reason that it's been abandoned. However, it's actually worthwhile to spend some time discovering that for yourself - if not about PHP per se, then about a different "blunt" tool. Part of the modern computer science discipline is working through exactly why so many simple-seeming solutions fall apart - it isn't obvious, and it's really important to internalize.