[Info-vax] Fortran

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 12/7/2018 8:39 PM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
> On 12/7/18 7:27 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> 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.
> 
> Sadly, I think that is one of the main points of PHP.

Being easy to use it not a bad thing. It should be considered
a good thing.

I also think that was/is one of Cobol's strengths.   :-)

> It was used by one of our professors for a course on
> "Rapid Prototyping" which is, at least to me, the anti-
> thesis of Software Engineering.

I consider it good software engineering to:
* do a prototype if there is a question where it
   is difficult to make a decision without actually
   seeing something
* use a simple, easy and very fast technology
   to do the prototype

I don't see a problem with the general approach.

I see a potential problem due to the fact that PHP
is rather unique and it may be a problem transferring
conclusions from prototype in PHP to the real
application in something else.

Arne