Just keep in mind that PHP doesn't do everything. There're thousands of things PHP can't handle while Java for example does very well.
BBBUUUUUTTT... when PHP isn't able to do, it has bridges to communicate with someone else that does. What am I talking about? PHP has an extension to communicate with Java, another with .NET, ... Short version: When PHP is not able to do something, it has extensions with someone else that knows how to do that. Cheers, On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 4:01 PM, Blair Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks Guilherme, we've just come to the same conclusion. Given the cost of > implementing ColdFusion and the limited number features we are currently > interested in using, we simply can't justify the switch. PHP appears to be > able to do everything we want to do and it is rooted deeply in our current > website technologies (Apache, MySQL, Joomla, Drupal, etc). I say I'm a > novice, but I do have a working knowledge of PHP, I can at least sit down > and read through a script and understand what is going on. Best to build on > that knowledge than to switch to another language, again. Overall though, I > do find them all to be very similar, so that hasn't been an issue. Biggest > advantage with PHP is the community and resources behind it. > > I guess I don't find this subject too off-topic because it does seem > important to know how your Flex application actually communicates with the > server and database. > > Cheers, great list! > > -- > Blair > > > > ________________________________ > From: Guilherme Blanco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 15:53:25 -0300 > To: <flexcoders@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: Re: [flexcoders] PHP vs. Coldfusion 8 for beginner? > > > > > It's a bit offtopic, but let's go... > > I'd suggest you PHP. Why? > Because it's similar to a lot of languages and the learn path to these > others will be minimized. Learning PHP you'll be able to learn C, > Java, ... > Like if you learn a tab-based language (read as ColdFusion) you'll > have some hard times to move to a structured or object oriented > language. > > That's my US$0.02 > > Cheers, > > On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 3:46 PM, Howard Fore <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:howard.fore%40hofo.com> > wrote: >> I think you could probably do well in either. I've worked in both. I think >> that there's a lot to ColdFusion's Java underpinnings that allow you to >> take >> advantage of Java libraries in the open source world. Since you mention >> reports, you should know that CFReport/ReportBuilder are based on some >> freely available Java libraries (Jasper and iReport I think). Also the >> cfdocument PDF functionality is iText under the covers. I'm biased towards >> CF as I think the syntax is more readable, but languages are just tools. >> It's what you choose to do with them that counts. >> >> PS: This is a bit off-topic for flexcoders... >> >> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 1:38 PM, cox.blair <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <mailto:blair.cox%40luminultra.com> > wrote: >>> >>> Okay, so I'm probably going to get a biased response, but which would >>> you say would be the best long term strategy for a beginner to learn >>> to become proficient with? I'm not looking to learn both, I want to >>> pick a combination and stick to it. >>> >>> I suspect it is dependant on your background knowledge and what you >>> want to do, so, my background is as novice as you get but with >>> proficiency to learn. What we are going to do with it is create >>> specialized business applications tailored to data analyses and report >>> creation. >> >> >> >> -- >> Howard Fore, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:howard.fore%40hofo.com> >> "The universe tends toward maximum irony. Don't push it." - Jeff Atwood >> > > -- > Guilherme Blanco - Web Developer > CBC - Certified Bindows Consultant > Cell Phone: +55 (16) 9166-6902 > MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:guilhermeblanco%40hotmail.com> > URL: http://blog.bisna.com > Rio de Janeiro - RJ/Brazil > > > > -- Guilherme Blanco - Web Developer CBC - Certified Bindows Consultant Cell Phone: +55 (16) 9166-6902 MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] URL: http://blog.bisna.com Rio de Janeiro - RJ/Brazil
