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Re:Script kiddies have awesome tools by bprater on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @02:33PM (#354844)
Can we stop this argument already?

Real hackers can appreciate every damn language out there. If it weren't for Basic in the early 80s, I wouldn't be programming now.

PHP is a wonderful gateway language for a generation of web programmers. It is installed on every webserver and is always ready to rock-n-roll. No other language has achieved that level of ubiquity.

Re:Script kiddies have awesome tools by tptacek on Wednesday November 05, 2008 @04:33PM (#355005)
No. We can have a productive discussion about whether a language and its frameworks are conducive to secure coding without it devolving into a language war. We're adults here, and there are more than just stylistic differences between PHP and its competitors.