On 7/3/07, Darren Scales <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: But unlike delphi, it just can't output a native GUI on each OS.
Actually PHP has 3 bindings that i know of (which cover *nixes and windows) - php gtk <http://gtk.php.net/> - php-qt <http://www.php-qt.org/> - windows bindings <http://winbinder.org/changelog.php> i dont know how great they are but they are definitely out there. -nathan On 7/3/07, Darren Scales <darren@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 03/07/07, Stut <stuttle@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Darren Whitlen wrote: > > Dan wrote: > >> I'm looking for a way to introduce PHP to some Delphi programmers, so > >> I thought a comparison would show them the major differences, but I > >> can't find anything like that on the web. Anyone have an article like > >> that or know of one? > >> > >> - Dan > > > > There's a HUGE list of differences, as they are 2 completely different > > languages designed for completely different reasons. One is compiled, > > and for desktop software, while the other is scripted and designed to > > only output text. > > > > It really is like comparing apples to oranges. > > I must disagree with that. Firstly, most programming languages share > similar constructs and can therefore be compared at the syntax level > regardless of the intended purpose. Secondly Delphi was not designed for > "desktop software" - I've developed many a Windows service with it. Fair enough, syntax you can compare. By "desktop software" (OK bad terminology by me there) I mean full blown apps like an office suite, photoshop or a music composition app for example. Creating such an app using PHP just wouldn't be possible without a LOT of serious work, most likely using C for extra extensions. Lastly, and most importantly, you mean interpreted not scripted and PHP > was in no way specifically designed for nor is it limited to outputting > text only. Yes, I do mean interpreted. Honestly, I've tried and am still trying to use PHP as an all round language. But unlike delphi, it just can't output a native GUI on each OS. This leaves it outputting only text (either via CLI or embeded into a webpage). Yes OK it can output graphics using GD by writing it to files, but then you have to have another app to display the image. Darren: Set yourself free and stop imposing artificial limits on technology. I'm hoping that explaining I have tied to use PHP in other ways might make you take that back ;) Darren Dan: A more logical comparison would be Pascal against PHP since the > whole IDE aspect that Delphi adds to Pascal, and the control library, > are not really relevant to any sensible comparison. However, as far as > the control library goes the closest thing PHP has would be PEAR. > > -Stut > > -- > http://stut.net/ >
