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Re: query: how many use PHP for linux scripts [message #185913 is a reply to message #185909] Wed, 14 May 2014 12:23 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
Jerry Stuckle is currently offline  Jerry Stuckle
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On 5/14/2014 6:40 AM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
> Jerry Stuckle wrote this copyrighted missive and expects royalties:
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>> On 5/13/2014 8:26 PM, Chris Ahlstrom wrote:
>>>
>>> Use what makes *you* feel productive. For me, that is currently C++, one of
>>> the most flexible languages ever.
>>
>> I agree it depends on the situation. But the language needs to be what
>> the JOB requires - not what makes you feel productive.
>>
>> Along with PHP, I also do C (almost 30 years), c++ (25 years), Java (10
>> years) and other languages. The language I use is completely dependent
>> on the job.
>
> In other words, simply on someone's past decisions, for the most part.
>

Almost NEVER dependent on past decisions. But it IS dependent on the
requirements of the program.

>> For instance - C++ is nice, but doesn't work well with Linux Device
>> Drivers. You're better off using C for that. And it can't be as easily
>> modified and changed as PHP, which works great as a scripting language.
>> I would never, for instance, use C++ to do the SPAM email parsing and
>> updating; PHP has tools which making parsing emails easy, unlike C++.
>> But at the same time I would never try to write a GUI program in PHP.
>
> Every language, it seems, converges on the same large feature set and
> incorporates many third-party libraries to do various tasks. Even C++.
> Check out Boost sometime, and Qt.
>
> The big differences, I think, are in the infrastructure surrounding the
> languages. Java vs C++, for example.
>
> Anyway, I basically agree with you.
>

Yes, every language has its advantages and disadvantages. That's why
there is no one "universal language". Different jobs have different
requirements, and some languages are better than others for any
particular job.

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