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all jokes aside, everytime I read the description for the Perl Server Side CGI Scripting forum ( Perl: The duct tape of the internet. Perl scripting language), I have to chuckle, it's just so funny :)
however, if you look at the description for the PHP forum ( PHP has grown huge and now challenges Perl as the new defacto cgi scripting language ), there is somethign wrong. The number of topics is 4 times higher in the PHP forum then it is in the Perl forum.
One might debate this is because PHP is a #*$! programming language to learn, but we all know this isn't the case. The learning curve is far from steep.
In fact, I think PHP is now the duct tape of the internet :)
Just an observation though, which I thought might be ok to share.
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In fact, I think PHP is now the duct tape of the internet :)
Don't think so - PHP is more like a Server Side Include when compared to Perl as a whole - when's the last time you did a one-liner with PHP to grep some file? Also try removing the Perl packages from Debian, go ahead - I dare you. So you could also say that the "glue" holding the servers that are connected to the internet is more of a foundation.
There's also CPAN, which exemplifies the reason not to solve a problem twice. I guess you have PEAR with PHP, but how does it compare to CPAN? I don't use it so I have no idea.
PHP is like Perl's younger brother, looking up to him to inspire and imitate. PHP doesn't have the baggage that Perl has, which helps. And it definitely would help if Perl would just come out with version 6.
I guess for me PHP is the duct tape of the WWW while PERL still holds down the net on the whole. Without my daemons ala perl scripts I'd have to spend a whole lot more time runnings and restarting stuff thats for sure.
