Posted by sinister on 04/25/06 23:13

"Michael B. Trausch" <michael.trausch.no.spam@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> nospa@mmm.net wrote in
> <MPG.1eb8652473f3e1b2989877@news-text.blueyonder.co.uk> on Tue April 25
> 2006 12:56:
>
>>
>> Silly question - forgive me but why not just use C++ ?
>>
>
> Because C++ applications take a lot of time to develop, compared to PHP
> applications. While they can be more efficient when running large

Heh heh.

When I coded some web app/DB stuff years ago, I first started with C. Then
moved to C++. Ended up at PHP.

As you say, PHP is easier.

Still like C and C++ for other things.

> applications over and over again, the application model isn't one that I'd
> want to use for web development. Since PHP handles things like GET and
> POST request methods, and things like COOKIES and session support,
> database
> support, and the like, and it is a language that is primarily used for web
> development, I'd use that over C++, any day.
>
> Now if I were going to write a GUI interface for something where I've
> devised a database backend or other back-end server process, and I want to
> run the program on an end-user's computer, I'd probably use C++. That's
> because PHP, while GREAT for web-based applications, is not something I'd
> use for a program running on somebody's system.
>
> - Mike
>

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