[ale] J2EE vs PHP

[james at sumners.ath.cx]

Complete crap.

On Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 10:34:54AM -0500, Fletch wrote:
> 
> You might want to check out this paper.  I've quoted the conclusion
> paragraph below.  And I trust there's no confusion about what I'd
> sugguest instead of either of your sugguestions. :) (mod_perl
> underneath either HTML::Mason or Template Toolkit, of course)
> 
> 
> Experiences of Using PHP in Large Websites
> http://www.ukuug.org/events/linux2002/papers/html/php/
> 
> 
> 7. Conclusions
> 
> PHP is a convenient language for rapidly prototyping simple dynamic
> websites. We bsites thus built can in many cases be deployed
> indefinitely, without spending t ime and money on refactoring code in
> a different language. PHP's simplicity makes it a good language for
> inexperienced programmers, such as those moving from a pure
> page-design role to a site development one.
> 
> For more experienced developers, though, the language's simplicity
> rapidly turns into complexity, slowing down the development
> process. These developers are the ones who have the skills needed to
> build large and/or complex websites; using PHP for such sites
> therefore tends to be a net loss. This tendency is reinforced by PHP's
> lack of the linguistic features needed to promote working on large
> soft ware projects. If your project is at all large or complex, it may
> be better to l ook elsewhere when choosing an implementation language.
> 
> In cases where PHP has been determined to be inappropriate, what
> language should be used? There is considerable choice here; few
> languages are as bad as PHP for doing serious development work. The
> author and his colleagues have had good results with Perl, and
> believe that languages such as C++, Java, and Python should serve
> equally well.
> 
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