If you mastered PHP & Rails, would there be any use case for PHP?

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by twog • 13 years ago

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tantalor• 13 years ago

Maybe you don't want to allow users to execute code by HTTP?

exelib2• 13 years ago

Yeah, PHP is a lot funnier :) http://me.veekun.com/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-de...

samuellevy3• 13 years ago

I use PHP an Python. Not exactly Rails, but it's a similar question.

They both have their place, and they both have situations where one is an easier/better choice than the other.

Pick the best tools for the job. It doesn't matter how awesome your power drill is, even a double-clawed hammer is better at driving in nails.

marcloney2• 13 years ago

PHP has a much larger install base on commercial web hosts than Ruby, so I would consider it a perfect tool for a self-hosted application.

Also keep in mind PHP5 is not the same relic of the past that people constantly bitch about.

samuellevy3• 13 years ago

I'm just hoping PHP 5.4 adoption starts picking up. As it is, it's hard enough finding shared hosts that support 5.3

balac• 13 years ago

With the ever decreasing prices of VPSs these days (both Digital Ocean & Prgrmr offer a $5/month VPS) I really don't see much need for an experienced developer to pick using a shared host.

maytc• 13 years ago

wordpress templates/plugin development?

exelib2• 13 years ago

I mastered PHP, Python, JavaScript, Java. For me the only reason to use PHP is availability on every low cost host. I don't found any other arguments to use PHP.

subsection1h• 13 years ago

    I mastered PHP, Python, JavaScript, Java.

exelib: Master of PHP, Python, JavaScript, Java.

That has a nice ring to it.

jwmoz• 13 years ago

You must be a fucking genius.

If you mastered PHP & Rails, would there be any use case for PHP?

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