I agree on this you mention. Obviously this is not the only and exclusive reason why Python is widely used for data science, nor is it something that interests me. I simply mention that if I or someone else wanted to generate an extension like NumPy, for example, for more knowledge I have of C I don't have an official document to understand the PHP core.
I do not promote the generation of extensions, but if necessary the official documentation does not help, even confuses. Regards El jue., 23 ene. 2020 a las 9:21, G. P. B. (<george.bany...@gmail.com>) escribió: > On Thu, 23 Jan 2020 at 13:07, Daniel Martín Spiridione < > daniel.spiridi...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi interns. The official PHP.net documentation of the "PHP at the Core: A >> Hacker's Guide" section (https://www.php.net/manual/en/internals2.php) is >> obsolete. >> >> In that sense Python has good documentation to be extended in C / C ++. I >> think this is also one of the reasons why there are libraries like NumPy >> and others that have popularized Python for data science. >> >> I personally know that the project http://www.phpinternalsbook.com >> exists. >> While this book is not yet fully updated to PHP 7, the information it >> provides is wonderful! >> >> I think the "A Hacker's Guide" documentation should clarify that it is >> outdated and incomplete and at least reference the project >> http://www.phpinternalsbook.com >> >> What do you think? >> >> Regards! >> > > This is a known issue, and just reading a tiny bit of the guide you'll > realise > it is outdated as it mentions all over the place the original Zend engine > or > the Zend 2 engine. > > As said by the Doc Editor once (can't find the email again) it would be > great to have it updated but the people having the skill to write tech > documentation and the people who know the engine is really small. > > Adding a mention may seem worthwhile but meh. > > Now as to why Python is more used in data science and co, I'll chime > in my personal opinion but I think it's mostly the case as Python syntax > resemble MATLAB. Moreover, PHP has always "promoted" it self for Web > Dev and not that much as a general purpose programming language. > > Just my two cents > > Best regards > > George P. Banyard >
