Hi,
>> it would be nice to see PHP w and w/o ZEND competing against each
>> other.
> Zend what?
> I'd like to see it with/without ZendAccelerator.
yes, that's what I meant :)
> Perl and the like are used a lot in bio-informatics, and they are
> scripting-languages.
> Even in CPU-intensive areas, ease of development can be important.
but with extensions written in C which do the actual math. correct me,
if I'm wrong, but anything else doesn't make sense to me.
>> face it: PHP is "just" a layouting engine. it collects data from
>> different sources, gives it the final polish (formatting) and outputs
>> it. nothing more. and YES it's a very feature-rich layouting engine
>> and an excellent one, too.
> PHP is a general-purpose language aimed at web-applications. That's
> more than just layout. A lot more.
it is NOT a general purpose language such as Perl, but it can me
(mis-)used for such things. PHP was aimed to enhance webpages. nothing
more.
Kind Regards,
Daniel Lorch
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