Re: PHP on .NET DLR

On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 12:47:49AM -0400, Mike Schinkel wrote:
> K T:
> 
> I ran a company for 12 years that sold components and tools to
> Microsoft-centric software developers so I know a little about how
> Microsoft's development division operates.  I highly doubt they will care
> about a petition.  OTOH, if someone implements PHP on the DLR and does a
> good job, they will at least recognize the effort if not embrace it and most
> likely offer to hire everyone on the core team that did the work.  
> 
> In summary: spare the petition, write code instead.
> 
> JMTCW anyway.
> 

 I have already pointed out that PHP had the first full implementation of .NET, even ahead of ironPython, but MS seems to have hired the phalanager devs and dumped the project. Tomas is currently working on IronRuby, unfortunately. The last thing MS cares about is code. The decisions are always managerial, and what they care is what the customers want, and I think there is a general negative attitude in this community vis-a-vis PHP on .NET.

 Managers care about petition; they can't read code.

 Thanks.