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I quote: "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and personalization rely on PHP" ^^ Full story: http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/4/15862.html Simon Batistoni, CTO, Userfrenzy.com Ltd. e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] p: +44 20 7209 4117

Re: Books

On Thu, 4 Jan 2001, David H. Adler wrote: > On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 01:59:05PM +, David Hodgkinson wrote: > > Struan Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > er, what's wrong with foyles if it's not a silly question? > > > > Insane filing system > > They (used to, at least) file thei

Re: copious free time

* David Hodgkinson ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Natalie Ford <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > At 12:54 05/01/01, you wrote: > > >Well it's now official, and if I didn't tart around you last night then I'm > > >available for work due to the unfortunate explodingness of oven. > > > > Oops - oven

Re: copious free time

On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:00:39PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > i think the real question (not specifically about h2g2) is what happened to > cost/benefit analysis (and i'm talking about benefit to the profit sheet > not some imaginary paper money IPO value)? Also know as the first rule of fina

Re: Technical Meeting

* dcross - David Cross ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > From: David H. Adler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: 05 January 2001 17:14 > > > On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 11:38:50AM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > > > > > > i can do 20 minutes on SOAP (not 20 mins squeezed into 5) ;-) > > > > Important distinctio

Re: copious free time

* David H. Adler ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:25:02PM +, Neil Ford wrote: > > > > > >I'd re-launch Surrey.pm and hold meetings in Guildford if I thought > > >there'd be anyone there but me... :-(= > > > > > Nat and I would probably come... but then I suspect the conv

Re: - The Register is working for the enemy

Simon Batistoni wrote: > > I quote: > > "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and > personalization rely on PHP" > ^^ Surely to be in context .. "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and personalization rely on PHP to demonstrate the crappines

Re: hosting at datacentre.barnyard.co.uk

* David Cantrell ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > Perhaps we could work it into not-paranoia :-) [note to self - generate > character] > cc'ing this to london.pm as i haven't established a list of the players yet the sooner people get a character brief outline based on the very very very

Re: copious free time

* Tony Bowden ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Fri, Jan 05, 2001 at 03:00:39PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > > i think the real question (not specifically about h2g2) is what happened to > > cost/benefit analysis (and i'm talking about benefit to the profit sheet > > not some imaginary paper money

Re: - The Register is working for the enemy

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 01:05:47PM -, Simon Batistoni wrote: > I quote: > > "A majority of Websites that incorporate user interaction and > personalization rely on PHP" > ^^ I'm getting a strong feeling of deja-vu, pointing back to the survey of used modules. Of course it's interes

one liner

Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that hopefully will provote discussion the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool projects than perl

Re: one liner

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 10:12:37PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that > hopefully will provote discussion > the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the > projects that are achieved using it an

Re: one liner

-Original Message- From: Michael Stevens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Greg are you trolling? If so let me play ;) >> the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the >> projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool >> projects than perl >Wh

Re: one liner

-Original Message- From: Greg McCarroll <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Ok, we are not (void) but we are pretty close so here is a one liner that >hopefully will provote discussion I left (void) and you'l not take me back alive! Outlook canne take the strain! >the only thing that gives pote

Re: one liner

On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Dean S Wilson wrote: > I left (void) and you'l not take me back alive! Outlook canne take the > strain! i think london.pm is busier than (void) nowadays, a lot of the thought-provoking people left -- Snack pastries are dramatic when shapes are combined

Re: one liner

On Sat, 6 Jan 2001, Dean S Wilson wrote: > I agree but I also think that this is one of the problems, the only > people who see the modules are other perl coders. indeed. there are few end-user perl apps. in my eyes Perl is not particularly good for programs written by one person, or in small g

Re: one liner

On Sat, Jan 06, 2001 at 10:12:37PM +, Greg McCarroll wrote: > the only thing that gives potential for the marketing of a language is the > projects that are achieved using it and java has a hell of a lot more cool > projects than perl I've been playing with Akopia ne' MiniVend/Tallyman which