php vs python

[Carl Banks]

On May 21, 4:10 pm, notbob <not... at nothome.com> wrote:
> Sometimes it seems overwhelming, but I
> persevere because it's more fun/challenging than video games, which bore me
> to tears.

Ha, exactly the opposite here.

> Well, that's my actual question, then.  Is php really so bad I'm just
> wasting my time?  Or is it really the quickest way to blog functionality?
> Would I be better served in the long run learning python, which claims to be
> easy as pie to learn/program (still looks hard to me).  I admit I'm no code
> geek.  But, I'm not completely brain dead, either, and I need something to
> keep my geezer brain sparking.  What say ye?

If you just want to write a simple blog, PHP is probably good enough.
It's undeniably easier to jump into web programming with PHP--
partially because of it's widespread support and straightforward
usage, partially because Python web solutions tend to aim for
separability of content and presenation which raises the bar for
entry--and that could easily outweigh your concerns over quality of
the language.

(Incidentally: if you didn't want to start a religious war, it would
have been better if you had posted it separately to the two groups.
Lots of flamewars start by one person posting a cutdown not intended
for the ears of the other group.)


Carl Banks