Re: [chiPHPug-discuss] good article

[Peter H. <ph...@ma...>]

On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 10:27:50AM -0500, Jason Rexilius wrote:
> Actually, there is a small grain of truth to that which the article 
> suggests, and that is RoR is a framework which has a proscribed way of 
> doing things and has a set view of the world.  Breaking out of this is 
> not easy.

I think the article has two vital points and no others.

First: Learn everything, even stuff you won't directly use, because
it'll teach you about the stuff you do use.

Second: Never underestimate the cost of integrating with existing
company assets, both the obvious physical ones but also the skillsets
people have.


> Its not a great comparison to make as RoR is a framework and PHP is a 
> language.  It would be more valid to compare RoR with Cake.

http://www.railsenvy.com/2007/8/24/rails-vs-php

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