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> This is not true. Why is it easier than, say, Ruby I can set up hosting for a PHP website without thinking. With Ruby, unless something has changed in the la
by pbowyer 12y ago
> This is not true. Why is it easier than, say, Ruby
I can set up hosting for a PHP website without thinking. With Ruby, unless something has changed in the last 6 months (I sure hope it has) it takes me a lot more effort.
Ease of use is the entire ecosystem, not just writing programs in it.
- madawan 12y agoRuby is just "gem install rails", but IMO this discussion is misguided: initial setup time doesn't make much difference in the long run. If we're talking "how easy can a user get started", JavaScript wins by far. But that doesn't mean I'd recommend people using it.
- pbowyer 12y agoI disagree with you - "gem install rails" is setting up Rails, but not what I was talking about: hosting the result. I wonder if PaaS providers like Heroku would have taken off so quickly if Rails apps had been easy to set up the hosting for? It would explain their popularity outside the PHP community.