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Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? [message #180258 is a reply to message #180257]

Sun, 03 February 2013 11:44

J.O. Aho
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On 03/02/13 12:20, crankypuss wrote:

> The big question in my sick mind is whether to build a distro that uses
> PHP as its primary scripting language or build a new language that's
> what PHP could have been if it hadn't been mucked-about by all and
> sundry who gave it functions like is_array() and isset() and when a
> language doesn't even have consistent naming conventions well there ya
> go. <g>

There are loads of scripting languages, but you will always know that a
Linux (including Unix too) will have a shell installed, which makes the
shell scripting a lot more popular for you don't have to install another
dependency to be able to run. If REXX been built in by default in the
Linux/Unix world, then it would have been as popular for scripting as
Arexx in the Amiga community and replacing shell scripting with
something else will be something just for your own distro.

One thing talking against PHP is the memory leaking that happens over
time, writing a daemon you will have it to eat up memory and need to be
restarted and it don't help to use unset() every time you are finished
with a variable.

> Then they stuck on some OOP functionality and OOP is what everybody
> thinks is the hot item but it's clumsier than hell to have to pass
> around a this-pointer and you can't slip another layer into an existing
> class derivation without rewriting half the world.

Nothing forces you to use OOP, OOP has it's beauties, but not always the
optimal way to write the code.

> Of course at the same time there's the struggle over screen i/o,
> everybody and his brother wants GUI which is fine except that character
> mode has its uses as well.

Sure you can write desktop applications in PHP, but not all OS:es has
gtk/qt/ncurses bindings and not all Linux distributions has those
available from the official repository, which makes PHP a poor option to
write desktop applications.

> The obvious compromise is an embedded app
> that uses PHP to write pages to an internal browser rendering engine but
> html has its limitations and damned if I'm wanting to get involved in
> javascript.

PHP was made for the web and it's where it has it's strengths and to
make things faster and smother javascript will be a part of your life.

If you want something cross-platform, then look at mono, sure it's
larger to install than PHP, but the benefit is that you can make
applications that will run on multiple platforms.

--

//Aho

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		anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sat, 02 February 2013 20:27
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: DanS on Sat, 02 February 2013 20:57
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 10:45
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: DanS on Sun, 03 February 2013 12:00
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jonathan N. Little on Sat, 02 February 2013 21:27
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 10:49
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 03 February 2013 11:00
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jonathan N. Little on Sun, 03 February 2013 15:17
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 18:40
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jonathan N. Little on Sun, 03 February 2013 19:00
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Richard Yates on Sun, 03 February 2013 21:56
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Martin on Mon, 04 February 2013 00:53
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 04 February 2013 02:40
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 04 February 2013 09:14
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 09:32
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jonathan N. Little on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:06
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:15
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:24
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jonathan N. Little on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:35
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 09:22
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:16
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 18:49
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Tue, 05 February 2013 21:22
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:38
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:41
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:58
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 09:21
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:15
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 18:52
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Tue, 05 February 2013 21:23
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Tue, 05 February 2013 06:00
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:49
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jerry Stuckle on Tue, 05 February 2013 13:22
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Cybe R. Wizard on Tue, 05 February 2013 14:50
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Mon, 04 February 2013 07:40
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 09:49
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Robert Heller on Sat, 02 February 2013 21:43
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 10:57
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Keith D. Lee on Sat, 02 February 2013 22:20
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 11:13
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Mon, 04 February 2013 12:23
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 15:57
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Tue, 05 February 2013 13:04
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:59
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Sun, 03 February 2013 09:58
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 11:20
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J.O. Aho on Sun, 03 February 2013 11:44
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 03 February 2013 11:50
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J.O. Aho on Sun, 03 February 2013 12:47
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 03 February 2013 13:23
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Mon, 04 February 2013 11:32
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Sun, 03 February 2013 18:43
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Sun, 03 February 2013 13:08
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Sun, 03 February 2013 13:49
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: John Hasler on Sun, 03 February 2013 14:16
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Richard Kettlewell on Sun, 03 February 2013 15:28
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: John Hasler on Sun, 03 February 2013 15:39
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Sun, 03 February 2013 16:50
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: John Hasler on Sun, 03 February 2013 17:24
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Sun, 03 February 2013 19:25
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Richard Kettlewell on Sun, 03 February 2013 20:25
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Sun, 03 February 2013 21:47
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: John Hasler on Sun, 03 February 2013 22:32
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Sun, 03 February 2013 22:59
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Mon, 04 February 2013 00:21
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Mon, 04 February 2013 11:46
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Richard Kettlewell on Sun, 03 February 2013 23:13
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:21
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: The Natural Philosoph on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:28
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: John Hasler on Sun, 03 February 2013 20:26
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Mon, 04 February 2013 11:37
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Tim Streater on Sun, 03 February 2013 13:17
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Mon, 04 February 2013 07:38
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Tim Streater on Mon, 04 February 2013 09:34
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 10:06
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:08
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: M. Strobel on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:34
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Mon, 04 February 2013 16:44
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 09:36
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Tue, 05 February 2013 20:22
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Wed, 06 February 2013 00:06
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: J G Miller on Wed, 06 February 2013 15:37
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Tue, 05 February 2013 22:13
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Richard Kettlewell on Tue, 05 February 2013 23:38
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: crankypuss on Tue, 05 February 2013 09:26
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Tim Streater on Tue, 05 February 2013 10:31
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Arno Welzel on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:41
		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Tim Streater on Tue, 05 February 2013 12:56
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		Re: anyone else writing Linux (or cross-system) applications in PHP? By: Jasen Betts on Tue, 05 February 2013 21:51
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