I hate to be the one to return to this subject which has caused so much ... well, I don't know if fighting is the correct word, maybe arguing, but anyway, you get the point.
Perhaps the reason it generates so much "discord" is that this site is dedicated to Perl. I'm not trying to be rude, but it appears to me that many come here and try to say "Hey, why aren't you using PHP for such and such?"
[C]an you please tell me that and try to explain to me how I am wrong.
zdog, it's not that you are wrong. You are absolutely correct that different languages have different strengths and no language, regardless of its versatility, excels at everything. Perl, for example, is not the best language for rapid GUI prototyping.

I think the reason PHP generates so much discord is that people come here to discuss Perl, not to have someone come along and say "why don't you use PHP?" Many monks, I suspect, have a fanatical devotion to Perl and will automatically object to PHP. Most, however, are willing to consider alternatives. But they (and I) don't want to see this site turned into PHP Monks and, as a result, will respond accordingly.

Cheers,
Ovid

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In reply to (Ovid - why PHP causes discord here) RE: zdog judges perl vs. php by Ovid
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