[Info-vax] Fortran

[Jan-Erik Söderholm]

Den 2018-12-08 kl. 01:27, skrev Arne Vajhøj:
> On 12/7/2018 9:36 AM, Jan-Erik Söderholm wrote:
>> Den 2018-12-07 kl. 14:27, skrev Simon Clubley:
>>> On 2018-12-06, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>> What constructs in PHP are making it difficult to read?
>>>>
>>>> The above code is unrealistic short.
>>>>
>>>> But most real world PHP code even though longer use very
>>>> few language constructs. Often it is just function, if,
>>>> for loop, foreach loop and a few PHP functions that are
>>>> often very C inspired.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Along with a range of other languages, I write both PHP and C code.
>>>
>>> My PHP code looks just like my C code, and the only real difference
>>> is the use of the higher level constructs available in PHP.
>>>
>>> For example, it has the same code layout, same types of variable
>>> names, same brace style (Whitesmiths), etc.
>>>
>>> I wonder if what Bill is _really_ claiming is more about the
>>> difference in coding styles between different programmers and
>>> less about the syntax of PHP as such. IOW, is Bill really
>>> claiming that he doesn't like the coding style of the PHP
>>> programmers whose code he has looked at ?
>>
>> There is two differences here. PHP has a higher % of younger programmers
>> and the PHP code is often mixed with HTTP code making the whole solution
>                                         HTML
>> to look more messed up.
>>
>> The way a lot of PHP i written (agile, or "trial-n-error") might also
>> contribute to the less thought-over end result.
> 
> In many ways I think PHP's problem is the exact opposite of
> what Bill thinks.
> 
> It is so easy to read and write that anybody can code in it.
> 
> And guess what - anybody does. Including a a lot that should
> stay away from programming.
> 
> Arne
> 

Sure, I ment HTML of course... And yes, I agree.