Python vs. Perl vs. PHP?

[Stefan Arentz]

Wilk <wilkSPAM at OUTflibuste.net> writes:

> faizan at jaredweb.com (Fazer) writes:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am an avid user of PHP and I am just fooling around with Python for
> > now.  I originally wanted to know which one is faster.  As in, works
> > faster.  So far, I think PHP is the fastest for dynamic web-content. 
> > Am I wrong?
> 
> yes for two reasons, one relative, one more objective :
> 
> - you'll write cleaner and shorter programs with python, so more easy to
>   optimize

A bad programmer will write shitty code in both PHP and Python.

> - when you'll really need speed, you'll write standalone web-server with
>   python, and so a lot more eficient and fast in high trafic.

Compared to Apache 2.0 with PHP/Zend & Accelerator? I honestl don't think
so. When PHP is compiled to native code it is as fast as Java or C.

 S.