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[Kenneth Downs]

Well I don't have his clout but i picked it for the same reason.

I wrote my company's basic app first in C#, then converted it to Java,
then PHP.  PHP wants to help me work, Java wants to tell me what to
believe.

> Just thought it worth highlighting how Bruce Eckel (C++ standards guy,
> long time C/Java expert author) wrote an article in December about
> technical aspects of Ruby/Rails evangelism entitled "the Departure of
> the Hyper Enthusiasts". He touched on C/C++, Java, Python, Ruby, and
> Perl, comparing and contrastng them as solutions. He ends up picking
> PHP5 because:
>
> " I'm going to find something drop-dead simple to solve my drop-dead
> simple problems. Probably PHP5, which actually includes most of Java and
> C++ syntax, amazingly enough, and I wonder if that isn't what made IBM
> adopt it."
>
> http://www.artima.com/forums/flat.jsp?forum=106&thread=141312
>
> I paid very-serious-money to learn C++ from Bruce many years ago, and
> repeated with an intro Java course when it took over. As an advanced
> instructor he's been around the block with the details... he's not just
> a talking head. So it is interesting to me when he abandons Zope and
> Python for his web app because he wants a simple solution to the common
> problem of web-based database driven application. He loves Python, but
> chooses PHP over Rails and python for the MVC app that is driving Rails
> popularity.
>
> I could have told him that :-)
>
> On the other hand, is this a sign of PHP's new corporate love affair,
> and can we now expect traveling PHP trainers pursuing "enterprise
> application development with PHP" gigs?
>
> -=john andrews (holding on to his hat)
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Kenneth Downs
Secure Data Software
631-379-0010
ken at secdat.com
PO Box 708
East Setauket, NY 11733