Wow, this seems to be one of those topics where everyone has strong but differing opinions,
<Atila java over PHP..... Just few points why: > Nice comparative overview < Hermit It seems to depend on what you will be using it for ultimately.> BINGO, we have a winner folks... <Ron, Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, AXIS and Java is a pretty nice toolkit.> I agree wholeheartedly, but is it the most productive way to handle the small stuff. I don't have the luxury of having server drones (apologies to the server drones) taming the backend, so "quick and dirty " is a development paradigm for me. < Muzak Flash/Flex + Coldfusion + Flash/Flex Remoting.> I've seen the big increase in traffic on all things Coldfusion, but I seemed to have missed the reason why (been under a rock). I usually try to avoid proprietory stuff when I can and have always ignored Coldfusion for it's limited hosting etc... I'll have to research what all the recent traffic is about and if there's a need to revise this opinion. Flashcoders has once again provided an interesting, informative, and balanced overview. What I get from it is, in general (with untold exceptions), - professional programmers in general prefer the structure of Java. The majority here. I've had enough formal training to appreciate this. - PHP seems to be preferred by the home grown "just get it done" programmers who are, like me, spawned by opportunities inherent on the internet. As a one man operation I sympathize - the dividing line seems to be scale. (How big is the project, how much traffic will it generate, how computationally expensive and or complex). There are many situations that don't affect the scalability or maintainability of a site, scripting is too useful a tool not to have available. That being said, while more complex things can and are built with PHP, there's a point at which the advantages of Java overcome it's disadvantages (taming tomcat, longer development times, etc...). The big question is where do you draw the line? Weldon "Best is good. Better is best." Lisa Grunwald _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
