Ask HN: How will it impact my webapp if it is written in Python instead of PHP.

Re:Ask HN: How will it impact my webapp if it is written in ... by bandushrew on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @06:32AM (#1490567)

LOL

'No true scotsman...'

FWIW my hiring process rarely includes a request that candidates propose the language that they will perform their work in.

(oh, and its not an esoteric question. It is a deeply practical one. I desperately want to hire good, pragmatic coders, not people who are only capable of writing good code if they are in an environment that makes it easy)

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Re:Ask HN: How will it impact my webapp if it is written in ... by moe on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @09:01AM (#1490816)

Well, you probably want your coders to create and maintain an environment that makes it easy to write good code in. PHP has no place in such an environment.

Moreover it's highly unlikely that a good coder would apply for a PHP job in first place.

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Re:Ask HN: How will it impact my webapp if it is written in ... by jasonlotito on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @09:16AM (#1490855)

> Well, you probably want your coders to create and maintain an environment that makes it easy to write good code in. PHP has no place in such an environment.

I agree with the second part, but I think the first part is wrong.

I think he wants coders to create and maintain software that the company will use on a daily basis, in which case, PHP is perfect for that.

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Re:Ask HN: How will it impact my webapp if it is written in ... by bandushrew on Tuesday July 06, 2010 @09:56AM (#1490951)

heh. especially if you and I decide to define "good coder" as "someone who wouldn't apply for a PHP job in the first place"

that would make it IMPOSSIBLE. muah ha ha.

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