Re: The future of PHP

> Can small business live from e-commerce today? Define small. Define e-commerce. How about this one, doing *EXTREMELY* well selling CDs online: http://CDBaby.com/ Of course, that has almost nothing to do with his choice of PHP (the language he could understand the easiest) and everything to do with intelligent business decisions on the back-side. No VC. No "we'll make money later". Just great service at a fair price. I'm sure there are others out there. *CAN* it be done? Sure. Can the idiots who invested millions in companies with a business plan that involved *NO* revenue model make it? No. As far as the future of PHP is concerned, all I can say is: "Scoreboard" :-) Does Netcraft or e-Soft show JSP surpassing PHP? No. Do you really think PHP will go stagnant at this point? Try looking at the CVS logs. Are you going to convince some Java-kid that he's wrong? No. -- WARNING richard@zend.com address is an endangered species -- Use ceo@l-i-e.com Wanna help me out? Like Music? Buy a CD: http://l-i-e.com/artists.htm Volunteer a little time: http://chatmusic.com/volunteer.htm