Re: Re: cvs: php4 / TODO

At 6:06 PM -0400 10/12/00, Ted Husted wrote: >On 10/12/2000 at 2:32 PM Zak Greant wrote: >> For everyone who is reading this message and agrees that PHP needs >feature X or functionality Y, get involved! > >I'm now wrestling with whether to develop new projects in PHP or Java. >PHP is obviously the practical choice right now. The only thing that >bothers me is whether there are "hooks" or trends toward using PHP with >something other than a HTML browser. Where platforms like Java and >REBOL have an edge is that they also have their own GUI. There are many >times when browsers don't behave the way we would like. What happens >when people demand more user interface that a browser can provide? Will >XML and Gecko save the day, or will Java/Swing edge ahead? XML certainly, IMO, has the best chance. It's a very powerful abstraction, that current browser support and is somewhat easy to fold into WYSIWYG development tools. But I also agree that PHP with FlashGenerator is kick-arse. With Java, you are under the mercy of the Java implementation on the specific platform. :) -- Jim Jagielski << jim@jaguNET.com >> | http://www.jaguNET.com/ j a g u N E T A c c e s s S e r v i c e s, L L C Voice: 410-420-0140 FAX: 410-803-2258 "Ah! I see you have the machine that goes Bing!"