On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 3:48 PM, Nick Sabalausky <a@a.a> wrote: > "James Fisher" <jameshfis...@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:mailman.1279.1309339361.14074.digitalmar...@puremagic.com... > > > > I don't aim to proselytize one mini-language over another, as they're > much > > of a muchness. But I'd hope to convince people that: > > > > - Besides required functionality, the key reason to choose one > > markup/documentation/html-generating format is popularity. It opens up > > development to new users, frees up maintainers of old documentation > > generators, and gives you new tools to use for free. Markup formats > are > > one > > area where Might Is Right. > > Popularity should *never* be a significant concern. That's how we end up > with complete shit like PHP becoming widespread. >
Easy :) While I wouldn't use PHP for systems programming, PHP is a solid tool for building websites. Adam