[jasonlotito]

I don't remember what it was specifically about your post that set me off, and rereading it, you didn't deserve the treatment. I'm sorry. As I mentioned, it's reading different comments, then coming to yours, something lights the spark, and I went into flamewar mode. Not fair to you (or anyone, really).

> What does annoy me is that people can't put out a "negative" view of PHP without raising the sort of rant you just posted here.

It's not comments negative to PHP. It's comments negative to people who use PHP. All too often I read people quip about "If I'd be forced to use PHP for my projects — which, luckily, I'm currently not" or they get all scotsmans and say things like "No real programmer would choose to use PHP these days...". And this seems to have every. Maybe it's bias. I've grown so accustomed to it that I look for it, and start seeing it where it doesn't occur.

And I completely realize I'm not helping matters any.

I love learning new languages, learning their quirks. And I can't fathom how an intelligent person can casually insult people simply for their tool choice.

Thank you for being as gracious as you have been. I've been nothing but a dick.

[mgkimsal]

Wow - thank you for being so straightforward and gracious yourself. I probably went overboard in my replies, but it was good to hash some of this out.

FWIW, I agree on the type of statements you're referring too - they bug the hell out of me.

I'm OK, you're OK (and PHP's OK too!) :)