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jdvilla
08-20-2003, 03:47 PM
Which language do people prefer to use when developing applications on Linux or Open Source Projects in general?

What are the advantages of using PHP over JSP on a Linux system, etc...

Personally, I prefer PHP.

*Just getting some ideas.
mdwatts
08-20-2003, 06:36 PM
I am certainly not any kind of programmer though I would think the two most popular would be Java and GCC for Linux.

Is PHP a progamming language or a web enhanced scripting language?
kshim5
08-20-2003, 06:42 PM
I would choose any one of these languages C,C++,Java and a scripting language like Python.
Sepero
08-20-2003, 06:56 PM
I agree with mdwatts and kshim5. It seems like at least 50% or more of all GNU/Linux software was written in C. So C/C++ and Java are natural. Python seems to be growing, but to even suggest PHP... :confused:
jdvilla
08-20-2003, 07:39 PM
Sorry, I should have been more clear about my question.

When I meant Open Source Projects in general, yes I was referring to languages such as C, C++, and Java.

When referring to PHP, I meant web based applications. I have read a few articles which refer to PHP as the language of choice when developing on a Linux system. Considering that Java is platform independent and obviously a great language, would JSP have an edge over PHP when running on a Linux platform? Why or why not? Not to make it a JSP vs PHP question, because I can find alot of that on google.com, so I'm not looking for a which is better answer, just if anyone knows which is better prefferred.
Cadillac84
08-20-2003, 07:47 PM
Damn! I sure missed the boat!

I was gonna say "English."

Sorry to say, I'm not kidding! :rolleyes:
Sepero
08-20-2003, 08:51 PM
From what I have seen PHP seems to dominate over JSP. I would recommend PHP, if I knew it was Object Oriented. If it's not, then I recommend going with Java.
o0zi
08-21-2003, 01:30 PM
When you say web-based applications, do you mean integrated into the HTML or as CGI scripts?
For CGI scripts, I'd use Perl, but PHP can be integrated into HTML, so if you need that feature you may prefer PHP. There is PerlScript, but I'm not sure how often it's used.

From looking on Sourceforge.net, it seems the main languages are C, C++, Java, Perl and Python for OSS in general.
jdvilla
08-21-2003, 02:35 PM
From looking on Sourceforge.net, it seems the main languages are C, C++, Java, Perl and Python for OSS in general

Thanks. I should have thought of that...
nouse66
08-23-2003, 03:37 AM
Originally posted by Sepero
From what I have seen PHP seems to dominate over JSP. I would recommend PHP, if I knew it was Object Oriented. If it's not, then I recommend going with Java.

php 4 has oo kindof added on but php 5 is a big rewrite and the oo stuff is supposed to be much better.
Sepero
08-23-2003, 05:15 AM
Originally posted by nouse66
php 4 has oo kindof added on but php 5 is a big rewrite and the oo stuff is supposed to be much better. Oh, That sounds nasty. It reminds me of how they made C++ OO. Yeah it's powerful, but that backwards compatability just makes the language unnecessarily complicated.
jdvilla
08-23-2003, 09:42 AM
I've been messing around a little bit with PHP 5's new OO flow and it works pretty well. The code looks cleaner and works as expected thus far. I think it's a great move and will definitely increase the power of PHP