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You don't want to use PHP (a server-sided language) to solve a client-side problem.
by haykuro 11mo ago
You don't want to use PHP (a server-sided language) to solve a client-side problem.
- peterangular 11mo agoPHP devs: "hold my beer."
- moron4hire 11mo ago'Member when a major crypto exchange, which had original been a market place for Magic the Gathering cards (so it was not a mountain named Gox), was hacked and everyone's crypto stolen because the owner had implemented his own SSH server in PHP?
- vbezhenar 11mo agoI know a person who wrote Linux X Desktop Environment using PHP. Worked for them. It is general purpose programming language.
- xpe 11mo ago> [PHP] is general purpose programming language. To be charitable, yes — PHP has access to low-level system details like the file system, sockets, and processes. > I know a person who wrote Linux X Desktop Environment using PHP. Worked for them. However: (a) "Worked for them" is an anecdote, not evidence of comparative suitability; (b) Don't confuse possibility with empirical fitness for purpose. Virtually all decisions are relative to alternatives [1]; (c) Even PHP describes itself as only a "general purpose scripting programming language" [2]. Note that "scripting language" itself can hide important differences. PHP 8 introduced JIT compilation [3] which helps. [1] In negotiation terms, your BATNA (Best Alternative to a Negotiated Agreement). When evaluating technologies, don't forget the human cost, so consider your BATSHIT: Best Alternative To Shackling Humans In Tedium (or whatever expansion you prefer). [2] https://www.php.net/ https://www.php.net/ [3] https://upsun.com/blog/php-just-in-time-compiler/ https://upsun.com/blog/php-just-in-time-compiler/