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I know basking projects based on their choice of language is controversial, but PHP really is pushing it for me. And for medical data, too. PHP isn't boring tec

by tormeh 2y ago

I know basking projects based on their choice of language is controversial, but PHP really is pushing it for me. And for medical data, too. PHP isn't boring technology - Java is boring technology - PHP is downright dangerous.

TZubiri 2y ago
Php is strictly for websites, according to any sources but PHP devs. Medical records is not a website.
- recursive 2y ago
  What does this mean? I've been working in this space for years. All the hospitals want web apps. Some want to deploy them internally.
  - TZubiri 2y ago
    If they want a web app, PHP is ok. Medical records are not a website, so its logic should not be in PHP. A frontend for medical data? Yes, a HIS? NO
    - recursive 2y ago
      You keep saying medical records are not a website. But if you make it that way then they are.
ranger_danger 2y ago
> PHP is downright dangerous. No... you can write secure code in PHP perfectly well. However, a lot of code written in PHP is insecure, and the reason for that is simple - PHP has relatively low barrier of entry, which means a lot of people that know little about security write in PHP.
mikeqq2024 2y ago
not gonna "delving" into php thing. Is there other decent open source EMR coded with other languages to try out?
jijji 2y ago
PHP is used by at least 76% of web sites on the internet today [0], down from 79-80% as of a few years ago... If anything PHP is quick to develop in and very fast. It takes me about 5 times longer to develop a web app in Java versus PHP, mainly because of lines of code, and pre-compilation wait-time to execute. [0] https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php https://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php