Martin Moss wrote:
I just had a demo of the Zend Platform and framework for php. It's got some really nice stuff, but ultimately the reason we may decide to ditch perl and move to php (hmmmm I know booo) will be down to support. OR lackthereof for Perl...
I've been writing perl for 10 years now (I know, a newbie :), but in those ten years, there's never been anything for which I've needed to ask "support" for. I've never once encountered a honest *perl* bug. Any questions, about anything, have been answered by the perl book, or perl cookbook.
As far as coding is concerned, CPAN has proved to be the most valuable resource. In writing in other languages, I often find myself having to search hi-and-low for source, libraries, or documentation on how to do common, trivial things... Things which are easily found in CPAN.
PHP is okay, and has almost the same level of community support as perl (although it kinda feels a bit less organized). The perl/mod_perl community has always been there with helpful advice when I needed assistance. I don't see it going away.
I'm sure the Zend cool-aid is tasty, but I'll stick with perl for now... :) Rob
