| > In what alternative universe is PHP a bad tool? In the same universe where munging together logic and display code, or model and view code, is a bad idea. It's the same problem as using classic .ASP, except people are smart enough to not get all indignant when people point out how bad .asp was. > It is one of the easiest to get started with That's nothing special. It's trivial to get started with dozens of web frameworks. > most documented Most frameworks and languages are well documented. It's like you're bragging that you have the most well-vacuumed car seats, at a car rally. > best supported Again, this is nothing special. Most frameworks have IRC channels and mailing lists. > for 90% of the things you see on the internet today. 90% of the things on the internet are so simple that you could easily use PHP for them, like blogs, simple forums, mostly static sites, etc. That doesn't necessarily make PHP a good tool. It just shows how you can easily do trivial tasks with mediocre tools. |