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Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP

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> 1. PHP is not a compiled language (it is interpreted)

many servers support zend encoder, ioncube and other encoders. there are 
also some free ones too.
and you can even compile it to self-executing executable.. if you really 
want to... with phc or roadsend.
i know many of the above solutions feel like patches but they work and 
speed-up code.

but i think any decent server is configured to compile/cache scripts that 
are executed often.

> 2. PHP cannot do X (access memory, control hardware devices,
>    or some unusual purpose)

if you really want that you can do that with executing lower-level library, 
but why in the world would you need that in a language designed to serve as 
web developing platform?

> 3. PHP cannot do something that can be done in language X

like what?

> 4. PHP is only for Web development

no language is adequate for every purpose. not even the almighty C++.

> 5. PHP is controlled by only one company (Zend)

bull

> 6. PHP documentation is bad or insufficient

you haven't seen bad documentation. php docs are excellent especially if you 
count examples from community.

> 7. PHP projects are not reusable because they are not Object Oriented

what is stopping you to make modular reusable objects? heard about PEAR?

> 9. PHP is not good for high performance scalable Web sites or applications

yeah, facebook, youtube and wikipedia are all horrible, low performing 
sites.

> 10. PHP developers are cheaper because they are not qualified

just because it is not microsoft and doesn't come with certification program 
doesn't mean it is worthless.
there is a lack of some standard form of education but microsoft is also not 
known for being very creative company.

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Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-08-26 21:14 +0200
  Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-26 20:42 +0100
  Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP "A" <a@a.a> - 2011-08-27 00:56 +0200
  Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP "Twayne" <nobody@devnull.spamcop.net> - 2011-08-26 21:37 -0400
    Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP "Beauregard T. Shagnasty" <a.nony.mous@example.invalid> - 2011-08-26 21:58 -0400
      Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2011-08-27 09:15 +0100
      Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2011-08-27 18:20 -0400
    Re: Top 10 Wrong Ideas About PHP Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2011-08-27 20:02 +0200

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