On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Tod Hansmann <[email protected]>wrote:
> Do you have to LOVE PHP? Can you just have an understanding of its > usefulness as a tool despite the terrible language it is implemented as, > thus enjoying building things with it as opposed to enjoying it in and of > itself? =cP > > I know, I'm a bad man. > Dear Tod, Not *loving* php doesn't make you a bad man .. well, not too much :-) Yes - it's not a perfect programming language like node, but compared to GWBasic or Java - (</me ducks>) its shortcomings are outweighed by its low footprint, ubiquitous install base and easy to pick up grammaticals. Thus, like the hammer of Thor - In the right hands "the php" can be a powerful force to do good. Just like every other language with a cult-like fan base. So perhaps you are right - Loving what it does, not necessarily what it is. (Love the sinner, not the sin?) Best Regards, - Matt /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
