Jay, PHP is a WEB based Server Side scripting Language.
Do not compare it with C. C is a middle -level System programming language. Please stop comparing. On Sat, Jul 17, 2010 at 10:03 PM, Jan Steinman <j...@bytesmiths.com> wrote: > From: "Jay Blanchard" <jblanch...@pocket.com> >> >> >> You always have to use the right tool for the job though. The question >> is "are we teaching the inexperienced programmers what the right tools >> are? >> > > I doubt it! > > PHP looks a lot like C, and people are taught C in college. > > So instead of working with something more abstract (like Smalltalk, Ruby, > et. al.) they slog through the bits with a relatively low-level language > like PHP. > > ---------------- > An idea that is not dangerous is unworthy of being called an idea at all. > -- Elbert Hubbard > :::: Jan Steinman, EcoReality Co-op :::: > > > > -- > MySQL General Mailing List > For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql > To unsubscribe: > http://lists.mysql.com/mysql?unsub=sundar.anir...@gmail.com > >