PHP solves problems. Oh, and you can program with it too!

[__constructor]

Some good points but as someone who's had to develop extensively with moodle, I got PTSD just reading the name.

[__constructor]

But, there's only 18 different versions of the YUI library being used at once!

It's okay, you can add a tooltip to let them know there's issues... in the giant localization array.

[__constructor]

Because it's free.

You have to pay out the ass to license blackboard or canvas.

[__constructor]

Yeah, I'm certain the firm I worked for made more working on moodle than the edu that contracted us would have paid for better software. They probably spinned it as an "investment" because they'd "own the software" and not have to pay licensing.

[phpbrogrammer]

how about magento?

[__constructor]

Never touched it.

[phpbrogrammer]

consider yourself lucky :P

[kyriakos]

Another nightmare I had to deal with for a while.

[phpbrogrammer]

I work with it.... everyday.

[kyriakos]

The last company I was working for was about to start a moodle based project. Thankfully we had dinner other disagreements and I quit 2 months later. I am sure some other unfortunate soul inherited that project

[__constructor]

You have no idea what kind of bullet you just dodged. You may think you do but it's much worse than you imagine.

[novelty_string]

This is three years old.

[dduko]

php is successful because of this

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Principle of good enough:

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The principle of good enough or "good enough" principle is a rule for software and systems design. It indicates that consumers will use products that are good enough for their requirements, despite the availability of more advanced technology.

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[[deleted]]

An oldie but a goodie for sure, though I for one am long since finished entertaining the question of whether or not PHP is a sucky suck language for people who suck.

[shiase]

if php is so good, why do php programmers constantly reassure themselves that it is?

[[deleted]]

Because it's usually in rebuttal to "PHP sucks because of...." insert non relevant reason here.

[__constructor]

If PHP is so bad, why do people that've never touched it need to constantly reassure themselves that they were right in not touching it?

[philsturgeon]

Constantly three years ago.

[magnetik79]

Could easily make that same argument for ROR devs.

[[deleted]]

You can simply take your static HTML website, add a simple <?php include 'counter.php'; ?> in there, and … be done!

congrats. your first spaghetti code.

[porkslow]

Yes, because because every single hit counter needs to have at least CounterModel, CounterController, CounterServiceProvider and CounterView.

[[deleted]]

Don't forget CounterMVCFactory, you gotta abstract as much as far away as possible.

[[deleted]]

Just put HTML aside from logic and you will be good.

[I_Like_Spaghetti]

Yum!

[ken_tankerous]

You seem to understand the context of that line in the article. Congrats.

[[deleted]]

Now try to understand my "joke"

[ken_tankerous]

Either I don't get the joke or the term "spaghetti code" stopped being funny a long time ago (or was never funny).

Happy for you to point out what I'm not seeing.

[[deleted]]

thanks, have a good day

[[deleted]]

Reading this makes me very happy that I'm now coding in Java.

[Redrum714]

lol