[UPHPU] Rails vs PHP

[Joshua Simpson]

On 3/26/07, Scott Hill <llihttocs at gmail.com> wrote:
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>
> I agree with you on this.  Compared to C++ and Java, it doesn't hold
> candle.  However, in all fairness to PHP, I don't think we're supposed to
> compare it to any high level, structured programming language.  I't
> basically a powerful scripting language.  I'm not sure it should have
> namespace or even be object oriented (oh boy, here we go).  The magic of PHP
> (IMHO) is how easy it is to get something reasonable through your browser.
> This seems attractive to some developers because if you can deliver a decent
> package through a browser, you instantly eliminate huge distribution
> headaches.  Having said that, PHP does seem to be rapidly evolving (or
> mutating) into something much more than a scripting language.  Maybe the
> comparison should be PHP as a scripting language against the afore-mentioned
> frameworks.
>

Well, I think that PHP is evolving, but is it evolving in a good way?  They
seem to be just adding on hacks on top of the system (perhaps something they
picked up from the Perl team?).

And it probably isn't fair to compare PHP to any other scripted/interpreted
languages.  That doesn't stop people from trying, however.  Which is why I
said that perhaps it's better (and much more fair) to compare PHP to
frameworks, rather than the languages said frameworks are built upon.

But I certainly think PHP would benefit hugely from some sort of namespace
scheme.  And, most likely, a complete restructure of the language.

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