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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 06/12/07 21:13
peter wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>
>>
>> Peter,
>>
>> They're both good languages. Each has its advantages and
>> disadvantages, of course. And both are in more widespread use than
>> Java, IMHO.
>>
>> I've learned all three. I use PHP the most; Perl next and Java the
>> least.
>>
>
> care to discuss your thoughts on adv/disadv?
> thanks
BJ has made some comments - although I don't necessarily agree Perl is
obsolete. There are a lot more packages out there for Perl than PHP,
IMHO. And they're much easier to install. But I pretty much agree with
the rest. I did find Perl hard to understand until I really got into
it. PHP, OTOH, was pretty natural - probably because of years of C++
experience.
Perl is also a lot more stable. No major changes between releases, like
is occurring in PHP. I haven't had much trouble with PHP code breaking
from one release to the next, but that's more because I'm careful in
what features I use. But it still does occasionally. And I suspect
when Release 6 comes out I will have to make some changes.
Java is also pretty stable. Although new features are being added,
there isn't much which breaks the code. But I've found it to be much
more CPU-intensive than PHP or Perl. There are also many fewer hosts
who support Java (one of the main reasons I got into PHP and Perl).
Basically I pick a language depending on the job to be done. Most of
the time it's PHP. But as I said before - I use the others, also.
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