Re: Howdy (new in here)

On Feb 15, 2011, at 11:52 AM, tedd wrote: > At 11:37 AM -0600 2/15/11, Nicholas Kell wrote: >> On Feb 15, 2011, at 10:51 AM, tedd wrote: >> > At 8:26 PM -0500 2/14/11, Brian Waters wrote: >> >> (if that's OK). I know that PHP sometimes has a reputation for having >> >> (some) lousy developers, and I'd like to avoid becoming one of those >> > >> > We don't agree that PHP has a reputation of having some lousy developers -- >> > because that's simply not true. >> >> Humm.... I seem to agree with the OP. But, that being said, unlike most language fanboys >> PHP'ers usually fully admit it. > > > I guess that we run in different worlds. Most of the PHP programmers I know are very good. > I have to agree with you, tedd. Most of the PHP devs that I know are also quite good. But, the fact that both you and I know mostly good devs is not going to change the perceived reputation of PHP harboring lousy developers. I also believe that the rep that PHP has, is in part to blame that PHP is a first (and sometimes only) language for a lot of people. That, mixed with the publishing rate of code, makes for some lousy code to be seen by all.