RE: [PHP] php vs cold fusion

> Gezz.... > They say some pretty nasty things about PHP.... I disagree. > Read on: > > === > A key concern for us is PHP's lack of a standardized database > API: To access the Oracle database we were using, we had to [snip] > === > > this is what PHPLIB is there for! $db->query($query); and > that's it! Use it with Oracle, ODBC, MySQL, PostgeSQL with > whatever SQL will ever exist! Yes, but it's an add-on, when it should be a standard feature. > === > Integrated development tools and debuggers for PHP are scarce [snip] > === > > Is that so? I think so, actually. An IDE is not an editor that does syntax highlighting. It's a much more tightly integrated development environment more like Delphi or JBuilder. It's not Notepad on steroids. They've made good points in the article, I think everyone should back down, take a breath and stop taking it as a shot at their religion. Jason