hey > You know what. I'm sick and tired of the language-ism on this mailling > list. PHP is a perfectly valid language.
I will agree it can be juvenile, but there is something to be excited about. The enthusiasm is so often poorly articulated as something like "PHP?? BOO!" When it comes to web applications, it's not just about the language though. The framework you use the language with is a huge part of the picture. You'll really appreciate this when you write something in one of the "old" frameworks and then in one of the "new" systems. At work I found an excuse to break out of our regular java/struts pattern for a new project. I did the new thing in rails. My project in rails really is (mostly) beautiful, tight code, just like the rails pundits like to claim. It was quite enjoyable to write. Not everyone has the luxury to break out of the regular language/framework at work (it tends to result in a little more maintenance chaos) but it can be good. For one thing you'll appreciate a deeper understanding of what can be done to make the same old programming problems easier to solve. Brad /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
