On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 12:22 AM, David Hutto <smokefloat@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This isn't a C/PHP question, or optimization, it's a matter of PHP > isn't always the center of attention, in terms of a development > process. In each language there are advocates, and it's admirable, but > ignorant in sight that what you're saying eliminates the rational, and > logical thought that there are other languages that can be utilized as > the center of development, and have higher level optimization in mind. > > If you use C, then as optimization, and software evolution occurs, you > can move toward elimination the higher level prototyping languages, > and move it toward the C (lower level)implementation. You start with > just the spit out portion of C, and use the higher levels to > prototype...then remove the higher level as you eliminate the > inefficient portions, and replace with lower level, C, > implementations of these higher level/platform dependent prototyped > functions. > Isn't this true for every other languages such Python, Perl, and Java? They were written in C at the core. If the language in use can't provide the functionality needed, then yes, I see the need for C. If using C just for optimization, then aren't selling yourself short for longer development and maintenance time when too many languages involved? -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php