RE: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-26 Thread John Lewis
I like this view. It's not so much a technology we're all speaking as much as a language. Computers are computers and while linux is fun and kick's ass sometimes you just need to get a job done. tools are tools and php rules until php rules! john l >> It's hard, I think in part, because of th

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-26 Thread michael kimsal
Chris Lott wrote: >>It's hard, I think in part, because of the reputation PHP is >>getting in >>some circles. Many of the people evangelizing it don't know anything >>else, and simply extoll all the 'wonderful' virtues of it. >> > > YES! This "poisoning of the well" has happened and continu

RE: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-26 Thread Chris Lott
> It's hard, I think in part, because of the reputation PHP is > getting in > some circles. Many of the people evangelizing it don't know anything > else, and simply extoll all the 'wonderful' virtues of it. YES! This "poisoning of the well" has happened and continues to happen. The problem

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-25 Thread Michael Kimsal
Erik Price wrote: > > > > This is a good point. I'm using the LAMP scheme right now for my > employer (though I haven't yet explained the advantages). I'm hoping > that, when I'm done, I can provide a report explaining how much was > saved by going with open source solutions -- right now

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-25 Thread Erik Price
On Thursday, January 24, 2002, at 09:32 PM, Michael Kimsal wrote: > Being able to positively improve an employer's bottom line is always a > plus you can bring to any 'job' - you're there to do work and make them > money too. If you can help by furthering the use of Linux/PHP/etc due > to th

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-24 Thread michael kimsal
Robert J. Cissell wrote: > Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever compiled an extensive point-by-point > comparison of the advantages of LAMP vs. the other alternatives? If not, > I'd be interested in starting something along those lines. That would be > helpful to many people I think, so anyon

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-24 Thread Robert J. Cissell
Just out of curiosity, has anyone ever compiled an extensive point-by-point comparison of the advantages of LAMP vs. the other alternatives? If not, I'd be interested in starting something along those lines. That would be helpful to many people I think, so anyone who has ideas on what specifical

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-24 Thread John Steele
Mike, While I sure hope you are right, could you please try to send the message to this list only once (i.e. check your To: to make sure you aren't doubling up on the list address). I might add to your comments the recent security problems with almost every one of M$ internet products - n

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-24 Thread Ben Turner
I am actually an ASP developer who is trying to take my current company in the LAMP direction. I have been working on ASP/Win32/Just about everything else Microsoft can throw out, and now I am really realizing the benifits of a LAMP environment. I think during the gold rush, a lot of small busin

Re: [PHP] Re: getting a LAMP job in this economy

2002-01-24 Thread Michael Geier
I had previously been hired by a CBS affiliate/sporting news provider and 80% of the reason was my knowledge of PHP. Although I am no longer with that job, I found it to be extremely valuable for my resume. While you won't find PHP on their main website (they use Vignette Story Server and Ora