Apples and Oranges-- Introductory Comparison between PHP and Python

ApplesandOranges
Introductory Comparison- PHPandPython
Murtaza A
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A little bit of history
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A little bit of comparison
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Topyor not to py
when I see a bird that walks like a duck and swims like a duck and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.
Summary
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Personal Homepage
RasmusLerdorf (1995) took Perl by the throat PHP 1&2
AndiGutmans & ZeevSuraski (1997) took PHP by the throat PHP 3
Zend Core Engine (2000) PHP 4
Object-Oriented PHP (2004)PHP 5
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PHP Hypertext Processor
PHP 5.3 supports scripting in multiple languages and namespaces
PHP 5.3 is fully x64 aware
PHP 6 is in parallel development
PHP is installed on more than 30,000,000 websites and 2,000,000 web servers
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Python
Guido van Rossum (1980) took ABC by the throat Python 0.1
van Rossum (1991) opens up Python 0.9
Python 1.0 (1994) followed by GNU-compatible Python 1.6 (1998)
With Garbage Collector and Unicode Support (2000) Python 2.0
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JustPy
Python Software Foundation (2001) owns rights to Python code v2.1a onwards
Python 3000 (2008) “reduce feature duplication by removing old ways of doing things”
Multi-paradigm (OO, Struct, Func)
Backwards Incompatibility
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What PHP can do
Server Side Scripting
Command Line Scripting
Write Desktop Apps
Interface with RDBMS
Run on any OS or platform, free of charge
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Why PHP
RAD with CakePhp, ZendFramework
Uses widely familiar C++ Syntax
The most popular web scripting language
Yahoo, Facebook, Joomla, Digg, Wikipedia, YouTube, WordPress, Tagged
FOSS
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What Py can do
Server Side Scripting / CLS
Write Desktop Apps
Develop non-critical areas of Linux & Symbian
Write 2D/3D Apps (incl. Video Games)
Run on any OS or platform, free of charge
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Why Py
RAD/Glue with Django, Zope
Combines Java, Haskell, Modula-3, Perl, C++
IronPython, Jython, CPython, Pyjamas
Yahoo, Google, Nokia, CERN, NASA, YouTube, BitTorrent
FOSS
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Apples
Oranges
A little bit of comparision
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Thankyou
Misfortune shows those who are not really friends.
-Aristotle