Posted by Roman on 02/12/06 21:30

Alan Little wrote:
>> They told me they do not modify Open Source software but write new
>> one. Of course I did not hire them. I chose PunBB and I am slowly
>>
>> I am a programmer myself (not web) and am little disappointed. Is this
>> a common opinion among PHP programmers, or I am just aproaching the
>
> It depends on your needs, and on the original software. If you need
> extensive changes, and/or the original software is not well-written, then
> yes, it could definitely be more effective to start from scratch.

This is about code with communities around them, well tested and
actively supported. Some of these programs seem to be well documented
and professionally written. With minimum PHP knowledge I am able to
follow the logic and search for particular functionality in PunBB.

When 18 year old kid tells me that the code with active community of
thousands users is no good and they would write me the better one, I
have slight problem with believing that.

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