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I got into the web space through WordPress and naturally progressed into learning PHP. There are times that I wish I could work with another language just as we
by mattvot 15y ago
I got into the web space through WordPress and naturally progressed into learning PHP. There are times that I wish I could work with another language just as well as I can in PHP.
I've attempted to learn Ruby. I know C++/C#/Java/Objective C. Yet I still come back to PHP. I can't explain it. I like PHP. I understand PHP. There are nice people willing to help me with PHP. PHP does what I ask.
It's not the greatest. It's no MIT Graduate. But I like working with it. PHP works hard and fast, plus it's a little fun.
I feel there is more important stuff for me to do with my life than worry about the structure of a common language.
I don't know, if anyone can help me understand my attraction it would be most appreciated.
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- mattvot 15y agoI'm sorry to say I'm deadly serious O_O
- shousper 15y agoIn that case.. - I feel there is more important stuff for me to do with my life than worry about the structure of a common language. I actually think you answered your own question :) A love of simplicity is as meaningful as a love of good structure, consistency or design. I envy your ability to -not- want for something better.
- daeken 15y ago> EDIT: note to self "-x points" = x many people with limited sense of humor or very old and don't get it.. /sigh.. HN is not a site where you just drop a meme image and walk away. Humor on the site is appreciated if it's contextually relevant and clever. This isn't Reddit.
- shousper 15y agoIt was a question, and mattvot answered it.
- felipellrocha 15y agoThe day you learn Python and see the light, you will look back and wonder, "Oh, God. Why?"
- landr0id 15y agoI actually have to agree. I started out my programming experience with C# -> PowerPC (strangely) -> C++ -> touched upon PHP -> Java -> Python -> Objective-C. Out of all of these languages, Python was by far the easiest and most flexible language to learn. I've never done any sort of web development at all (no HTML, CSS, JavaScript, etc.), but I set up a local Django server to do stuff with, and I absolutely love it. I learned Pyton for web development, but I can really see it coming a part of my future projects.
- eurohacker 15y agoOut of all of these languages, Python was by far the easiest and most flexible language to learn.. are you saying that Python is easier to learn than PHP
- astrodust 15y agoIf I had to guess I'd say it's fear of the unknown combined with a reluctance to embrace new ideas on some subconscious level. You should give Ruby or Python a shot as an alternative. C# comes with all the .Net baggage, it's a whole different game, and Java is far too enterprise for someone living in PHP-land. There are things that are stupidly easy to do in Ruby and Python that are virtually impossible to do in PHP, and these are things you do all the time. PHP's feeble list transformation routines, which are a fundamental operation in even Perl, are a huge problem. If you think PHP is fun, you would love a well designed language.