On 26 Dec 2003, Randal L. Schwartz wrote:
> I've noticed a similar strategy in the PHP vs Perl dimension. PHP
> started out being "simple and fast and easy to learn" by throwing off
> all of the "complexities of Perl that weren't needed".
>
> Slowly and steadily, lagging about 3 to 10 years behind, PHP has
> adding one-by-one all those "weird Perl features", but doing a poor
> job of integrating them.
Well, I hope that this doesn't parallel Postgres and MySQL, because
it would spell doom for Postgres.
http://www.securityspace.com/s_survey/data/man.200311/apachemods.html
Frankly, despite all it's weaknesses and inconsistencies, PHP *is* easier
to use and faster to develop than Perl. At least this is what my
experience has shown me and it seems that the survey above reflects the
same thing.
Since my experience with Postgres hasn't been that it is easier than
MySQL (quite the opposite in fact), perhaps some work needs to be done to
either dispel that myth, or to make sure that Postgres is easier to use
(since I started with Postgres and learned MySQL afterwards).
I know it sucks, but ease of use/simplicity goes a long way, often
further than performance, features and stability.
Cheers,
Chris
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