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Newbies want a compelling catchphrase: C: So powerful you can shoot your foot off! Rust: Now that you've shot your foot off, let's not do that a second time.
by 9rx 11mo ago
Newbies want a compelling catchphrase:
C: So powerful you can shoot your foot off!
Rust: Now that you've shot your foot off, let's not do that a second time.
Javascript: It runs on the server and in the browser.
Typescript: It runs on the server and in the browser, now with types!
In contrast,
PHP: Not sure if I want to be a templating language or general-purpose programming language.
- jimbokun 11mo agoPHP is: see your changes by refreshing your browser. At least that was it’s initial appeal.
- 9rx 11mo agoNot the ability to mix SQL injection vulnerabilities into the middle of your HTML? Regardless, you’re thinking of Perl/CGI. PHP did attract the Perl crowd away from Perl, but it wasn’t for that reason. That was already the norm.