On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 10:49, Jared Smith wrote: > On Fri, 2003-10-24 at 09:04, Steven Critchfield wrote: > > You can use php, but php is just perl lite. if you do anything more than > > a trivial app, you will want to be in something more than php. Take for > > instance all the modules you have in CPAN that can deal with audio, > > databases and any number of odd things you need to have. > > > I don't mean to start a flame war, but it's opinions like this that > drive me nuts... (And just to be fair Steven, I *almost always* agree > with your opinions posted to this list. This one just happens to get on > my nerves.) Just because you *obviously* prefer Perl, doesn't mean you > have to belittle PHP. WipeOot *obviously* wants to use PHP. So (in my > humble opinion) we ought to either help him figure out how to do it in > PHP, or keep our mouths shut.
No need to think this will start a flame war. I think calling it Perl lite is justified. It does a lot of what perl does, but without some of the bloat that comes with perl. I write all our web apps in php specifically for the speed in which I can write them, and the speed in which they run. I write non web app applications in perl because of the extended functionality. I think calling it perl lite is less belittling than the comments I hear regularly which is perl--. It has been commented by many people out side of this forum that php tries real hard to not reinvent perl, but they tend to do it that way anyways after a while because it is easier. I don't know if that is true or not. I do see how easy it is to copy php code to perl and barely have to change anything to make it function. This is because perl, for the most part, is a super set of php. As for the helping WipeOut, I thought I was, I answered his questions. I'm about to answer more of them. > And, for what it's worth, PHP also has a large code base to deal with > audio, databases, and "any number of odd things". While they might not > have as much user-contributed code as CPAN, PHP is certainly a lot more > than just "perl lite". > > /me runs off to put on some flame-resistant clothing No need. I have left the flame thrower in my basement at home next to the metal work I have been banging on lately. So funny how getting a new hobby has helped my mood and patience. -- Steven Critchfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
