[openbeos] Re: OT innovation: Design and Programming

Kurtis wrote
 
> Let's just make the world work right and do it all in PHP =).  Built-in 
> database functionality, string functionality, class compatability... And 
> I think a C++ -> PHP converter is very possible, maybe even Java -> PHP 
> and C->PHP.  The cool thing about PHP (at least for lazy programmers like 
> myself) is that the compiler won't cut your head off for not passing the 
> correct type of variable, since all var types are interchangeable, 
> except, of course, objects.  Collisions may be an issue though, I'm not 
> sure how namespaces work in PHP.

PHP isn't a general purpose language. As Michael has said: you don't want a 
language with too many built-ins.

<flame>That said, PHP is evil. Pity you couldn't attend my presentation at 
BeGeistert.org at how I rejoiced at removing the PHP to replace it with 
Python cgi's

A C + Perl Hack is never going to be very good at OO
</flame>

If you want to flame back (in a friendly kind of way) let's take it 
off-list.

Charlie

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Charlie Clark
Chief Chaos Coordinator
BeGeistert 010 - Brave New World
26 + 27 April 2003

mm, need to do something about that signature...

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