Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] PHP programmers need spanked!

[Shawn Parker <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

i have to disagree about php's usefulness for large programs. php along 
with php-gtk and smarty make an excellent development framework for 
applications. combine that with ruby, mysql and xul and you can build 
something that would rival most "traditional" programs. ui and all.

:)


Michael wrote:

>
>> Now this I find hysterically funny.  From the moment I first heard
>> about PHP, my thought was "dang; it looks like what they're doing here
>> is *encouraging* crappy programming."  I don't think anybody likes an
>> overly fascistic programming language, but it does seem to be be true
>> that when language designers give coders enough rope, they respond not
>> only by hanging themselves, but slaughtering the equivalent of a small
>> city's worth of programmers who have to clean up afterwards.
>>  
>>
> It does but that is because it started as a single purpose language 
> and it's grown. Very similar to Perl. Neither is really well suited to 
> large programs although either can be used if the programmer takes 
> enough care.
>
> PHP's inline ability is great for the small scripts it was originally 
> designed for but is horrible when used on big programs. Which is why I 
> compromise and break the frontend code from the backend. Then the 
> designer can use inlining to their hearts content without destroying 
> the code base in general. That seems good to me because PHP does work 
> well as a templating language so it is sort of silly to use an 
> embedded templating language.
>
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