RE: [PHP] php vs cold fusion

I don't think that _now_ PHP is as powerful as Cold Fusion, However, we don't need it yet to. Huge applications can be written by PHP when a programmer that writes it knows what he's doing and loves the whole idea of open-source. Yes, Open-Source, is when ALL OF US are to develop PHP, and it means that there's much more hands/brains working on the Parser and more people support it like me supporting you right here right now. This is what PHP is good for, not being better then CF, C++, Python, Java but being more available to everyone and being the best and the simplest solution for interactive Web. Especially when you mix it with other Open-Sources like Apache, Linux, MySQL, PostgreSQL etc... Nothing is so compatible in $$$ world. Cheers, Maxim Maletsky! -----Original Message----- From: Kulkarni, Vikram [mailto:Vikram.Kulkarni@lewcosec.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 7:54 AM To: 'huggins@tls2000.com'; Dave Daniels; php-general@lists.php.net Subject: RE: [PHP] php vs cold fusion >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If PHP isn't already, I feel it will soon be a superior tool for server side coding than many other languages including CFM. However, CFM has a wide support base via a commerical organization. PHP is getting this too, but one real problem with PHP is the lack of PHP knowledgable programmers. I can feel the PHP ranks growing and once the "boss-man" sees a reasonable size supply of people to work on his storehouse of internal PHP code, he may adopt it outright. Until then who can blame folks for "buying in" to commercial solutions that have a decent supply of talent to back it up. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It is the old chicken-and-egg problem. Programmers aren't getting trained in PHP because there are no jobs; and there are no jobs..... I searched dice.com's New York site for PHP and I found 48 refererences. I searched for Cold Fusion and I found 196 references. Go figure. Vikram Kulkarni **************************************************************************** * This message may contain privileged and confidential information. If you think, for any reason, that this message may have been addressed to you in error, you must not disseminate or copy this message, or use its content as the basis for taking any action. Further, we would ask you to notify us immediately by return e-mail, telephone or facsimile. **************************************************************************** * -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-general-unsubscribe@lists.php.net For additional commands, e-mail: php-general-help@lists.php.net To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net