Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-26 Thread Lester Caine
Guillaume Rossolini wrote: To go back to Lester's original question, I decided to forgo PHP4 completely a few years ago, and fully take the PHP5 route. I do not use any framework or library that advertises it still works on PHP4. Thanks for the comments Guillaume ... it's nice to here that I

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-26 Thread David Coallier
..snip Robert ... The main problem with the PHP5.3/4 changes are that the attitude with PHP5.3 was 'you don't have to worry', but very quickly that became 'now you do' simply by the switch of the default on e_strict. Perhaps when every existing project is totally e_strict complaint things can

[PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Many of my 'problems' with all of the 'progress' being made with PHP are caused because I'm using a core framework who's origins go back to PHP4 days. Many of the facilities are currently unusable simply because they have not had any of the PHP5.2/3/4 changes applied while all the stuff that is

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Ferenc Kovacs
2012.08.25. 11:16, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk ezt írta: Many of my 'problems' with all of the 'progress' being made with PHP are caused because I'm using a core framework who's origins go back to PHP4 days. Many of the facilities are currently unusable simply because they have not had any

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Marco Pivetta
Heya, Just wanted to remind you that the latest Smarty 2.x version is 2.6.26, released in the middle of 2009... 3 years have passed by, and change is something that cannot really be stopped. You can either freeze the environment and plan to re-build your projects or maintain them, applying change

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Ferenc Kovacs wrote: So what do you propose? There always will be people who don't want any new fearure or improvement but their code workinf forever without any investment(refactoring) on their part. We shouldn't stop the development for that alone. If I were them, I would pick an enterprise

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Marco Pivetta wrote: Just wanted to remind you that the latest Smarty 2.x version is 2.6.26, released in the middle of 2009... And our own version of Smarty2 has been maintained and updated several times in the intervening period. It's a lot easier to fix security holes as they are identified

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Andrew Faulds
On 25/08/12 13:08, Lester Caine wrote: Marco Pivetta wrote: Just wanted to remind you that the latest Smarty 2.x version is 2.6.26, released in the middle of 2009... And our own version of Smarty2 has been maintained and updated several times in the intervening period. It's a lot easier to

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread David Zülke
On 25.08.2012, at 11:15, Lester Caine les...@lsces.co.uk wrote: Many of my 'problems' with all of the 'progress' being made with PHP are caused because I'm using a core framework who's origins go back to PHP4 days. I'm sorry, but what is the point of this email? This is a mailing list, not a

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Andrew Faulds wrote: OK Lester, you've whined enough, what do you want us to do? Freeze development for 5 years so ISPs can slowly catch up, or something? Simply taking care to provide fixed point that we can work to would have helped. LTS versions have been rejected in the past, but PLEASE

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Andrew Faulds
On 25/08/12 14:27, Lester Caine wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: OK Lester, you've whined enough, what do you want us to do? Freeze development for 5 years so ISPs can slowly catch up, or something? Simply taking care to provide fixed point that we can work to would have helped. LTS versions

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Andrew Faulds wrote: ISPs should have moved to 5.3 long ago. If they haven't, that isn't our problem. I'll just refer you to http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/5/all 5.3 is NOT being used because of the changes it introduced, and distributions do NOT yet include 5.4 as the norm

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Andrew Faulds
On 25/08/12 14:44, Lester Caine wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: ISPs should have moved to 5.3 long ago. If they haven't, that isn't our problem. I'll just refer you to http://w3techs.com/technologies/details/pl-php/5/all 5.3 is NOT being used because of the changes it introduced, and

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
On 08/25/2012 09:11 AM, Lester Caine wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: Personally I have to live with real life, and just want to help change that situation. Me too. My code relies on out-of-date extensions and PHP features, which is why I'm *refactoring* and *rewriting* the parts which do.

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Lester Caine
Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: Personally I have to live with real life, and just want to help change that situation. Me too. My code relies on out-of-date extensions and PHP features, which is why I'm*refactoring* and*rewriting* the parts which do. Exactly what I've been doing

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Rasmus Lerdorf
On 08/25/2012 10:07 AM, Lester Caine wrote: Rasmus Lerdorf wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: Personally I have to live with real life, and just want to help change that situation. Me too. My code relies on out-of-date extensions and PHP features, which is why I'm*refactoring* and*rewriting*

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Thomas Hruska
On 8/25/2012 9:11 AM, Lester Caine wrote: Andrew Faulds wrote: Personally I have to live with real life, and just want to help change that situation. Me too. My code relies on out-of-date extensions and PHP features, which is why I'm *refactoring* and *rewriting* the parts which do. Exactly

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Guillaume Rossolini
Hi, On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 8:05 PM, Thomas Hruska thru...@cubiclesoft.comwrote: Good businesses plan ahead and integrate upgrade expenditures into their cost models. ... And they also tend to avoid unnecessary costs at all costs, and that of course means they don't upgrade unless a)

Re: [PHP-DEV] Older style frameworks ...

2012-08-25 Thread Robert Williams
On Aug 25, 2012, at 17:24, Guillaume Rossolini g.rossol...@gmail.com wrote: What you say is true, versions get old. But as Lester pointed out, they work. that is why some computer systems that have been outdated for years are still functioning today. It is hard to make a case for rewriting