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Posted by Jerry Stuckle on 11/15/07 04:30
Sherman Pendley wrote:
> flarosa <frank@franklarosa.com> writes:
>
>> I'm wondering if I can get a reasonably civil (without starting any
>> huge wars) opinion on how server-side PHP compares to server-side
>> Java.
>
> I've yet to see a cross-posted language comparison that remained civil.
> This may be the exception, but I doubt it will be.
>
>> I've been strictly a Java developer for almost 10 years now, and I'm
>> pretty happy with it. However, I can't help but notice that there are
>> a significant amount of PHP-based development projects where I live,
>> and I've also noticed when searching around the internet for ready-
>> made web applications that a lot of them are in PHP.
>>
>> As an object-oriented programmer I've always assumed PHP was more of a
>> scripting language for doing things on individual web pages or writing
>> small applications and that Java/J2EE was better positioned for
>> writing large applications, but maybe that's no longer true.
>>
>> Let me know what you think. Thanks.
>
> Learn both - and Ruby, Perl, Python, C, C++, C#, etc. The more tools you
> have in your toolbox, the better-equipped you'll be to apply the most
> appropriate one for the task at hand.
>
> The phrase "object-oriented programmer" makes about as much sense to me
> as "brush painter" or "saw carpenter." I can't see the point in limiting
> one's options so narrowly.
>
> sherm--
>
Sherm,
Obviously you didn't grow up (programming, that is) in the age before OO.
Back in the 60's and early 70's, structured programming was a novelty! :-)
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