Re: [PHP] PHP vs JAVA

On Aug 20, 2013, at 12:24 PM, Paul M Foster <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 05:09:37PM +0100, Lester Caine wrote:
> 
>> shiplu wrote:
>>> During PHPvsPython search I found this info graphic
>>> https://www.udemy.com/blog/modern-language-wars/#. Some of the
>>> statistics contain Java too. Also you can search "PHP" and "Web
>>> Development" in big job sites and compare with same search but with
>>> "Java".
>> 
>> 'Python is arguably the most readable programming language' probably
>> says it all? Personally I find it almost impossible to understand
>> when coming in cold to someone elses code ... Java is not much
>> better ... but I still have to persist with both since some key
>> elements of a usable PHP IDE now rely on both :(
> 
> Python may be "most readable", but it's a huge fail for two reasons:
> 
> 1. There are no statement terminators. Lose your indentation for ANY
> reason and your program is well and truly screwed, in ways you can't
> imagine.
> 
> 2. Python programs fail in the most ungraceful way I've ever seen in an
> interpreted programming language. 

And no ternary operator.

tedd

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