RE: [PHP] Why JSP is better than PHP >>

> All things in life are indeed a matter of preference and background, but > this has been my experience: > > 1. Everything I need to do or foresee needing to do I can do > with PHP, and > there is no way in hell I am moving to an NT platform (I haven't used JSP > and don't know if it runs under Linux). > http://jakarta.apache.org/tomcat/ > > 4. I really like the language and syntax of PHP. I haven't seen JSP, but > PHP is my preferred language above any other I program in (PERL, C++, > Delphi...) I'd prefer C++ for the heavy duty non webpage based stuff, but that's just me. For webpages, sure - PHP takes the cake. > > 5. Of course Java programmers are going to prefer JSP. And people with a > Unix/Linux background are going to prefer PHP. > Ooh. I dont think you can back this up. JSP is not some NT based M$ thing you know. There are perfectly good JSP implementation for non M$ servers. > > 7. Once thing I despise in Micro$oft solutions (and the like) is their > attempt to "automatically do the right thing". I want control, not > baby-sitting. If that means 1 more line of code, fine. Granted > PHP session > management and cookies may take an afternoon to learn (for anyone that can > read and use a search engine), but once you have mastered it (by the > following morning) it works fine after that. > Ah. The cat is out of the bag. More anti-MS FUD :) You're bashing MS in a JSP vs PHP discussion, it couldn't be more off-topic. If you want control, go get assembler out of the closet. THAT'll give you control. Or C, C++ or Perl - all of which will give you more control than PHP. What you *REALLY* want is BALANCE. A good mix between control and babysitting. The fact that PHP found a good mix of that for making webpages, doesn't mean JSP can't have a good mix of that either. Personally I prefer PHP, but that doesn't make JSP a lesser language. > As a programmer and business owner I would be stupid not to look into JSP, > particulary where it integrates with Apache. But it would have to have a > lot to offer to get me to forsake PHP. PHP has been very good to me, and > has changed the way I do business. Who was talking about forsaking? PHP is far from the ultimate language. In fact, most programming languages have their individual advantages and disadvantages. There's such a thing as the right tool for the right job. Sometimes, that tool is PHP, sometimes it's perl, C or C++, and who knows - it might even be JSP. But that still doesn't make JSP a better language than PHP.