[CLUE-Tech] ASP alternative.

[Jeff Cann]

On Tuesday 02 December 2003 7:39 pm, David Anselmi wrote:

> PHP pages seem similar to ASP (less so to ASP .NET), but it doesn't seem
> quite object oriented enough to me.  Still...

Look at php 5 - it's object-oriented.  And, php 4 was object-oriented enough - 
did not have polymorphism or protected variables (which are features I like 
to use).  OTH - With php 4, encapsulation into classes was not a problem and 
worked as expected, compared to other OO paradigms.  Also, you'll want to 
utilize PEAR to build forms and so forth - it's definitely object-oriented 
and will save you a lot of time hooking up with databases, writing forms, 
etc.

JSPs are great, but they have (IMHO) a much higher learning curve.  If you go 
that route, you'll probably want to use struts and tiles as they make life 
much easier for JSP development.

My first choice is PHP as I think the learning curve is shorter, but I use 
both regularly.

Jeff

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