Hello,
Rasmus Lerdorf wrote:
>
> > So, the jist is, what does PHP have to offer to the web in the future? I
> > think it's still a viable option that will be around for at least another
> > 6-7 years. This kid thinks it's shelf life is another 3. What do ya'll
> > think?
>
> Personally I would be a hell of a lot more worried if I was in the Java
> camp. M$ with .NET and especially CLR is gunning directly for Java and
> its position in the enterprise. PHP will roll with the punches and work
> alongside .NET and CLR and always keep up with all the latest technologies
> out there because PHP is developed by and for the web community.
>
> Name a single interested web-related technology that PHP can't interact
> with. I can't think of one. And as more come out, we'll find ways to get
> PHP to talk to them.
Personally I would be a lot more worried if I have bet all the farm in a
single technology.
PHP is most suited for Web development because historically it has been
the area on which it was mostly focused.
Now, we are in the Internet downhill days. Not that Internet is loosing
importance, but a lot of people had to drop Web/Internet development
because they no longer can make as much money from it as in the past. A
lot of those people had to start doing Web development for but for
paying users like in corporations Intranet development.
There is still a lot of that mentality in the paying users world that
only software that costs money is credible. You may claim that those are
techno-ignorant users, but you can't neglect they may constitute a
significant part of the users.
I'm afraid that PHP is not yet very credible in that world. The truth is
there is not great marketing force behind PHP like there is Sun behind
Java or Microsoft behind .Net . Actually, a great part of computing
market simply ignores PHP.
So, it is very hard to convince the anybody to bet all the farm in PHP.
You may have the technical arguments, but is not enough, I'm afraid.
You in particular, may not need to convince others to bet on PHP, but it
is nothing like that for most people that want to live from software
development. They have to put up with work/business opportunities that
the market offers to live from it. So, today, I'm afraid that you
already still have an hard time to convince people to dedicate only to
PHP, even those that know and believe PHP is that great.
Regards,
Manuel Lemos
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