Fozz wrote: > Now, in all honesty, I haven't built any web apps in Java. I've read > a couple books to make sure I understand what would be entailed if > ever I was so lucky to have to maintain a Java-based web app, but > that's about it. The amount of work necessary to deploy a Hello World > application in JSP, for example, is, in a word, ridiculous.
Whee, let the religious flame-wars begin! :) As someone who *has* programmed extensively in both Java and PHP, and built web apps with both, I can attest that PHP is definitely the faster, easier, and more efficient way to go. For a small staff, it's much easier to build and maintain; for a small application, it's much faster to get something running. This isn't to say there's no place for Java and JSP. I think that "enterprise level" solutions might benefit from a rigorous class hierarchy and a vast network of inter-related beans and whatnot. On the other hand, PHP could accomplish the same thing-- it's object-oriented capabilities are quite robust. As in all things open-source, the power of a tool depends greatly on the hands that wield it. :) $0.02, Jeff .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
