From: Robert Klemme <bob.news@...>
Date: 2003-05-06T17:24:51+09:00
Subject: Re: Why is PHP so popular?  What can we learn from the PHP camp?

Although I'd agree most of your statements, I'd like to challenge two of
them:

"Lothar Scholz" <mailinglists@scriptolutions.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:663952687.20030505174422@scriptolutions.com...
> Reasons for success
>
> 6) Rubies OO functionallity is not so important in CGI like scripts
>    (this means scripts that start with no internal variables other
>    then session variables).
>    This would only be an important point if you use an application
>    server, but there is none.

Why would a CGI application benefit less from OO than other types of
applications?

> 8) Everyone can learn PHP in a week, because it is much simpler
>    Even designer and low paid students, which is commercially
>    important.

I don't know PHP too much, but I'd say that ruby is pretty easy to take
on.  As many pointed out, it's far easier than perl for example.

    robert