On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 07:26:15PM -0400, Edward Z. Yang wrote:
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Chad Perrin wrote:
On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 08:40:35PM -0400, Edward Z. Yang wrote:
Timwi wrote:
For the parser, I'm sure the "why" is self-evident. For the rest, the answer to "why" unfortunately includes "I don't know any Python or Ruby". All I know is that PHP is unsuitable for anything larger than a quick hack.
Delighted to see that you've called Yahoo! a quick hack. ;-)
He said it was "unsuitable for a quick hack", not that people don't use it for anything more than a quick hack.
I (mostly) agree.
Not sure if I'm interpreting you correctly: while you're picking holes in my logic (correct on all counts), you agree with the basic jist?
I mostly agree that PHP is unsuitable for anything larger than a quick hack. That doesn't mean it doesn't get used for things larger than a quick hack. That's the point I was trying to make.