[Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Weldon MacDonald
I've been using ActionScript for a while now, but my next project will require a lot more server side work. In the past I've used PHP, but only in a pidgin kind of way. alternatively, I have some Java skills, though not specifically for the web. Either way I have to spend some time developing an a

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread hermit
> What's a guy to beloieve? Any opin... any more opinions? PHP is a KIA, Java is a 1 ton 4x4 Dodge Ram pickup. Both can be used to get to the grocery store, but the trip also involves carrying a load of concrete blocks It seems to depend on what you will be using it for ultimately. > I'v

RE: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread David Ngo
eldon MacDonald Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:01 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP? I've been using ActionScript for a while now, but my next project will require a lot more server side work. In the past I've used PHP, but o

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Joshua Sera
You have to worry much less about Memory leaks, and syntactically, the language is simpler than C++, so saying that it's become more complicated than C++ is total bull. Still, they're just different beasts. I'd rather write most web apps in PHP, but you could never write your own server in PHP eit

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Andy Herrman
I haven't done any work in PHP so I can't really comment on its usefulness, but I've found doing web stuff in Java isn't particularly hard. There are a number of possibilities for doing Java work on the server that makes it easier too. We use Apache Tomcat here. It handles all the HTTP handling

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Muzak
AIL PROTECTED]> To: "Flashcoders mailing list" Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:01 PM Subject: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP? > I've been using ActionScript for a while now, but my next project will > require a lot more server side work. In the past

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Dave Mennenoh
I guess it depends on what you know and what you need. PHP is no more harder to maintain than ActionScript - it all depends on who's coding it. Personally, I really like PHP - the syntax is similar enough to ActionScript that development in it is quite straightforward for an AS person. If you're

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread R�kos Attila
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Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread Ron Wheeler
David -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Weldon MacDonald Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:01 PM To: Flashcoders mailing list Subject: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP? I've been using ActionScript for a while now, b

RE: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-19 Thread David Ngo
ers@chattyfig.figleaf.com Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP? Eclipse, Spring, Hibernate, AXIS and Java is a pretty nice toolkit. Ron David Ngo wrote: > Well, in my opinion, Java is much more OOP. PHP is really nothing more than > just scripts. It will eventual

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-20 Thread Weldon MacDonald
Wow, this seems to be one of those topics where everyone has strong but differing opinions, Nice comparative overview < HermitIt seems to depend on what you will be using it for ultimately.> BINGO, we have a winner folks... I agree wholeheartedly, but is it the most productive way to hand

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-20 Thread Stan Vassilev | FM
Answering about where you draw the line: usually nowhere. The technology you'll use is decided upon your own skills/experience/existing assets and setup you have on the server. Key is interoperability. You can actually have a mixed PHP/Java solutions, and write C++ extensions for PHP. If it

Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP?

2007-07-20 Thread Muzak
- Original Message - From: "Weldon MacDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Friday, July 20, 2007 2:34 PM Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] Backend compiled Java or scripted PHP? > > < Muzak Flash/Flex + Coldfusion + Flash/Flex Remoting.> > I've see