| Re: What *tasks* are hard for PHP? [message #171979 is a reply to message #171956] |
Mon, 24 January 2011 22:40   |
Peter H. Coffin
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On Sun, 23 Jan 2011 18:03:49 -0800 (PST), axtens wrote:
> No flames required. No discussion about language semantics
> or implementation either (if at all possible). I just want to get an
> idea of what can and can't be done with PHP at the task level.
Don't try writing device drivers in it. Don't expect to use it for
critical applications involving life-threatening situations; the
language changes too rapidly and you'll find it impossible to certify to
your insurers that it is correct. It's miserable for real-time control,
or very large-scale data handling that you want finished in an
reasonable time-frame. It's too big to run well on many embedded
controllers. It's too cryptic compared to COBOL, too verbose compared to
well-optimized perl, too slow compared to c.
I'm guessing that this doesn't answer your question, however, because it
sounds like you have something very specific in mind.
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Whenever you look at a beautiful woman,
always remember that somewhere, someone is tired of her.
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