Stop spreading PEAR FUD; WAS Re: [PHP] Re: PHP web archeticture

* Catalin Trifu <catalin@isp-software.de> : > I also tend to stay away from PEAR, which is kinda bloated for my > taste, except the Log package. <rant> I hear that a lot on this list, and I don't understand the reasoning behind such comments -- perhaps because nobody offers any reasoning, only the opinion? I'm a PEAR user, and I've found the packages anything *but* bloated. Granted, I only use a subset of PEAR, but that subset has made mycoding easier. I use DB, Log, Mail, Mail_MIME, HTML_QuickForm, Cache_Lite, and Pager daily; additionally, we use custom PEAR error handlers to catch errors generated by these packages, log them, and display custom error pages. If I'd had to write the functionality I have readily available in these packages, I wouldn't have a job right now. They've helped me meet numerous deadlines. If somebody could offer some *constructive* criticism of PEAR -- PEAR as it is TODAY, not "3 years ago, when I last tried it" -- these comments would have more weight. As it is, I feel they're just FUD based on ignorance. </rant> -- Matthew Weier O'Phinney | WEBSITES: Webmaster and IT Specialist | http://www.garden.org National Gardening Association | http://www.kidsgardening.com 802-863-5251 x156 | http://nationalgardenmonth.org mailto:matthew@garden.org | http://vermontbotanical.org