On 28/03/10 16:54, Henry Litwhiler wrote: > > Python is, subjectively, a better language, and ought to be used as much > as possible (though not in roles that it is not suited for). I say > subjectively because it really is a matter of opinion.
Subjectively I agree. It is not however a more widespread language on servers. > I also don't think that we're on the same page when it comes to > commodity web hosting. While users should be able to outsource their GNU > Social install to ensure maximum uptime, making it so that the exact > same GNU Social application runs on both personal and commodity hosting > shouldn't be a priority. We can have one version of GNU Social for > people who want to run it on an outsourced server, and one version for > people who want to run it at home. We do not have unlimited people to do this though. Yet. So if we had to prioritize, this is meant to be a network service project. 8-) > Since (generally) PHP code only runs when a user accesses it via the > browser, making the install continuously receive and send out data would > be quite a task indeed, if done entirely in PHP. Well PHP runs when the server services a request. That request needn't come from a human being... - Rob.
