Posted by king kikapu on 03/17/07 23:28

Hit to all folks here,

i recently got interested abiy php, i have a workable knowledge of
Python and a little bit of Ruby.
I just want to ask, if php is suitable for generic programming and not
only for web stuf.

I am -mainly- a windows developer and just want to escape from MS
umbrella, i just do not know
if php is the right choice. Can i use the language to build network
apps, or gui apps or DB stuff and the like
or i should stick to Python for this kind of (generic) developing ?

I recently saw that CodeGear (a Borland spin-off) will release Delphi
for php and i am very attracted to that.
VCL, first class debugger, a fully featured IDE.
I suppose that the combination of a product like that and the
language, will make me able to build nearly
anything and not only web stuff, or am i wrong ?

Thanks for any help!

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