RE: [PHP] The future of PHP

At 03:11 03-09-01, Valter Santos wrote:

In this company, they have choose Microsoft stuff because they think it is the right choice for what they do. For some things, PHP could be a better choice, but it would be hard to convince who is in charge above me because PHP does not benefit of a great credibility in the market that would help me to make a good case to switch to PHP.

In the US (and perhaps in the rest of America), that's relatively true. That's not the case in Europe or the far east. It has a lot to do with mentality and corporate culture. I really disagree with you Zeev. I am from Portugal, Europe, and here the idea of "Microsoft is the best" still exist!

It will continue to exist for a long while in the minds of many people. That's just the way things are - you never get anywhere near 100% of the people supporting you. The question is whether in Portugal, you feel that going with a non-Microsoft solution means a complete up-hill battle or not. I can tell you that in general, companies in Europe appears to be more open to open-source solutions much more than ones in the US. Of course, Europe is comprised of lots of different countries, and each country has lots of different companies, so your mileage may vary. Zeev