Contempt Culture (2015)

Re:Contempt Culture (2015) by nickloewen on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @07:50PM (#28546020)

Yesterday I made a prototype of a very small dynamic webpage (less than 50 lines of code). I am the only person who will ever visit this page. PHP was the obvious tool to use—but I still found myself stopping to question that choice, in large part because of the contempt for PHP that I have seen online.

Incidentally, I am not a software developer—I’m an artist and art historian. I have no real need for hacker cred. And yet I still find myself trying to earn it by doing things the hard way.

Which is all to say: this post resonated with me, and I really appreciate the insight.

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Re:Contempt Culture (2015) by fartcannon on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @11:50PM (#28547759)

A quick google suggests that approximately 80% of the internet runs on php. I dont think you need to worry.

Hell, use comic sans and have pineapple on pizza, too. Some folks just hate eveything.

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Re:Contempt Culture (2015) by Sophistifunk on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:23PM (#28546777)

You are not the only person who will visit that page. Bots will find it. Bots will exploit it. And even if you don't end up footing the bill, you'll be adding to the general noise and badness pervading the net.

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Re:Contempt Culture (2015) by nimvlaj30 on Wednesday September 15, 2021 @09:28PM (#28546831)

What a joke, leave the poor guy alone.

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