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  the problem with php is that it's a really messy language and encourages bad habits. if you want a future in programming, i would recommend learning something like python as your first language. if you just want to hack away at some php, one of the learning php books from oreilly.

  • i dont agree , php is pretty cool as it has similar behavior to the C language, Python syntax is ridiculous– spraycan1/19

    and python bindings suck– spraycan2/19

    hmm, where to start, references working differently depending on version, magic quotes, unpredictable comparison operators, no unicode, etc..– acescence3/19

    .. operators, completely dumb character set support, etc..– acescence4/19

    my point is if you want to be a PROGRAMMER, meaning learn to program which allows you to pick up ANY language, learn python– acescence5/19

    python!– acescence6/19

    no way man, if you want to be a programmer pick up any language : C/C++– spraycan7/19

    openGL python bindings ? ridiculous, OpenGL and C not bindings, native. awesome– spraycan8/19

    well, that's way more of an investment because it's more low-level, if you want to just write stuff for web.– acescence9/19

    of course, C has it's own frustrating idiosyncrasies as well.– acescence10/19

    Python is just the actually "in the air" programming language, i would not even call it a programming language is syntax is ridiculous and stupidly "personified"– spraycan11/19

    ..language is syntax is ridiculous and stupidly "personified"– spraycan12/19

    yes ok for the web stuff, cheers!– spraycan13/19

    it's thought out and makes sense for someone learning how to program. php is a hack job from "personal home pages" that grew organically.– acescence14/19

    these notes are so frustratingly short! haha. ok, back to work– acescence15/19

    yes, lol. but i do like PHP , personally it's waht introduced me to C.– spraycan16/19

    I like it too, it gets the job done. i guess i'm speaking less of usefulness and more of "thinking like a programmer"– acescence17/19

    .. which is knowledge that works for any language.– acescence18/19

    ok, really back to work.– acescence19/19

  

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