Re: PHP as a strategic BUSINESS language

Mark Allen wrote: > I had high hopes for it when I started down the path, and was glad to find > this list thinking that it would be a great resource for using PHP to help > solve BUSINESS issues but basically 80% of the questions have nothing to do > with BUSINESS issues but "how do I do X" questions which IMO should NOT be > necessary for a true BUSINESS programming language. Those that aren't in > the 80% are "Tricks/hacks", something to show off and do not represent a > solution to actually make PHP a language that can solve real world > problems. > > I'll keep it in my toolbox for the simple, quick way to get something to > the > inter/intranet but other than that it's not ever going to be a major player > in Real World business solutions. > > Good Lick ALL.... > That's a very sweeping statement Mark. I use PHP in my business all the time and through it, I generally solve many problems. Perhaps if you've got specific gripes you can post some examples? Col