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You should /join #code4lib. Only there will you learn the secret one true path to wisdom. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Matthew Bachtell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > As someone who uses PHP to do the small things I would recommend using > Python or another language. I am trying to transition away from PHP to > Python as it is not a panacea. PHP's great for web scripting but was never > intended to do all of the duct taped projects that I have put together with > it. > > > > On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 10:56 AM, Yitzchak Schaffer < > [log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> On 3/24/2010 17:43, Joe Hourcle wrote: >> >>> I know there's a lot of stuff written in it, but *please* don't >>> recommend PHP to beginners. >>> >>> Yes, you can get a lot of stuff done with it, but I've had way too many >>> incidents where newbie coders didn't check their inputs, and we've had >>> to clean up after them. >>> >> >> Another way of looking at this: part of learning a language is learning its >> vulnerabilities and how to deal with them. And how to avoid security holes >> in web code in general. >> >> -- >> Yitzchak Schaffer >> Systems Manager >> Touro College Libraries >> 33 West 23rd Street >> New York, NY 10010 >> Tel (212) 463-0400 x5230 >> Fax (212) 627-3197 >> Email [log in to unmask] >> >> Access Problems? Contact [log in to unmask] >> >