On Wed, Nov 28, 2012 at 7:08 PM, Marco Rogers <[email protected]>wrote:
> More so than other languages used for building applications, PHP can't > really be separated from all the built-in stuff that comes with it. It > becomes more of a platform, like node. I don't understand this statement once you reach "like node". In that respect node is more like the other languages you mention than PHP. (node isn't a "platform" as I consider it) I also don't know what would be listed on a "comparison matrix" as requested by the OP. It's a language, not a software package. (And to talk about language features is generally non-sensical in terms of any business decision. "Closures - Yes" - so what? Even the core defining feature of node: non-blocking aysnchronous, is meaningless as a list item, you'd need to compare that with your coders and your problem set. Deciding to use node should be (1) do you want JS as your development language? (2) does async match your needs? (3) does node have existing modules that cover your toolset needs? (4) Are you willing to accept any internal skill updates to adapt to async coding and/or creating any needed modules that aren't preexisting? Deciding to use PHP will involve only a few of those questions, and comparing the answers to the two doesn't really fall into the "matrix" concept. That said, I'm perfectly willing to be proven wrong if someone can demonstrate. -- Brett Ritter / SwiftOne [email protected] -- Job Board: http://jobs.nodejs.org/ Posting guidelines: https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Mailing-List-Posting-Guidelines You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "nodejs" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nodejs?hl=en?hl=en
