Comments on: PHP or .NET? Help me to choose! http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:36:36 +0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: bryan migliorisi http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-79 bryan migliorisi Fri, 09 May 2008 13:37:23 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-79 I have worked with all three. They each have their place but my personal choice would be C# and then PHP. Java wouldnt even be an option. .NET is a well thought out framework which can accomplish anything you can think of. If you write your code correctly, it will also run on Mono in Linux so you can still stay away from Windows (if that is your cup of tea) and coupled with the MySql .NET connector, you can also steer clear of SQL Server (which is what I do on all my projects). Additionally, unlike the other two, .NET rarely needs any additional libraries to get things done. I work with Java and Eclipse at work every day and one thing I must say is that Eclipse (MyEclipse 6) is garbage compared to Visual Studio 08! But like I said, they all have their place. I have worked with all three. They each have their place but my personal choice would be C# and then PHP. Java wouldnt even be an option.

.NET is a well thought out framework which can accomplish anything you can think of. If you write your code correctly, it will also run on Mono in Linux so you can still stay away from Windows (if that is your cup of tea) and coupled with the MySql .NET connector, you can also steer clear of SQL Server (which is what I do on all my projects).

Additionally, unlike the other two, .NET rarely needs any additional libraries to get things done.

I work with Java and Eclipse at work every day and one thing I must say is that Eclipse (MyEclipse 6) is garbage compared to Visual Studio 08!

But like I said, they all have their place.

]]> By: Onur Gumus http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-76 Onur Gumus Fri, 09 May 2008 07:53:32 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-76 The Answer is ... Mono. Mono has almost complete asp.net stack including ajax. This way you can work on any operating System, windows, linux mac and your program will be cross platform. It is open source and linux ide is free too! Along with great community/first hand developer support technically mono is unbeatable The Answer is …

Mono. Mono has almost complete asp.net stack including ajax. This way you can work on any operating System, windows, linux mac and your program will be cross platform. It is open source and linux ide is free too! Along with great community/first hand developer support technically mono is unbeatable

]]> By: webmaster http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-75 webmaster Fri, 09 May 2008 03:48:02 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-75 Wow, great comments guys. Thanks for sharing. @Me: I also get the feel that .NET or Java are better career prospects. Somehow PHP just doesn't cut it as a mainstream enterprise tool. And of course good visual tools help to. @ncloud: I dunno, I still think eventually a developer has to settle on one technology over another. It's really hard to be able to keep your skills "sharp" as you put it, when you're attention is divided. Maybe it's just me, not so good with multitasking. @ronald: I know what you mean, in Singapore here, I'm really lucky to land myself in one of the very few LAMP-centric companies here. The mainstream choices here were either Java or .NET. Neither of which I'm very good at. Wow, great comments guys. Thanks for sharing.

@Me: I also get the feel that .NET or Java are better career prospects. Somehow PHP just doesn’t cut it as a mainstream enterprise tool. And of course good visual tools help to.

@ncloud: I dunno, I still think eventually a developer has to settle on one technology over another. It’s really hard to be able to keep your skills “sharp” as you put it, when you’re attention is divided. Maybe it’s just me, not so good with multitasking.

@ronald: I know what you mean, in Singapore here, I’m really lucky to land myself in one of the very few LAMP-centric companies here. The mainstream choices here were either Java or .NET. Neither of which I’m very good at.

]]> By: ronald http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-70 ronald Thu, 08 May 2008 15:54:04 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-70 good article !.Funny you should post this now though since I am trying to shift jobs and the php market here(South Africa) is very poor(companies do not want to pay for php developers) to the point were I'm considering going java or asp...not much of a choice if you ask me, but I have to eat. good article !.Funny you should post this now though since I am trying to shift jobs and the php market here(South Africa) is very poor(companies do not want to pay for php developers) to the point were I’m considering going java or asp…not much of a choice if you ask me, but I have to eat.

]]> By: Bluebit http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-69 Bluebit Thu, 08 May 2008 15:49:19 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-69 I've tried .NET, PHP, Java, and Ruby (rails). I feel most comfortable using either PHP or Ruby. If I had to choose between the four, i'd choose ruby, php, java, .net, in that order. the main reason is that, like you wrote in your post, i feel comfortable with one more than the other (+ productivity). i used to program full-time in php, but i've been transitioning to ruby for a year now and i'm hoping ruby will be as mainstream as php in the near future. I’ve tried .NET, PHP, Java, and Ruby (rails).
I feel most comfortable using either PHP or Ruby.
If I had to choose between the four, i’d choose ruby, php, java, .net, in that order.
the main reason is that, like you wrote in your post, i feel comfortable with one more than the other (+ productivity).
i used to program full-time in php, but i’ve been transitioning to ruby for a year now and i’m hoping ruby will be as mainstream as php in the near future.

]]> By: rp http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-68 rp Thu, 08 May 2008 15:38:31 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-68 you are forgetting Corporate implications. Size of company has bigger role in selection of technology you are forgetting Corporate implications. Size of company has bigger role in selection of technology

]]> By: ncloud http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-67 ncloud Thu, 08 May 2008 15:35:09 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-67 I've bounced back and forth between PHP and .NET jobs. I really like the simplicity of PHP and Linux as a development environment/application platform, but Windows Server 2008, IIS7, and the MVC extensions to .NET 3.5 may change my opinion of ASP.NET for the better. I really do like the .NET framework, so I would encourage you to keep your skills on both fronts sharp. Above all, make sure you learn and apply good OOP practices no matter what language you choose, and start learning about design patterns if you haven't already. Everything else is convention and libraries, and you can learn those relatively quickly. I’ve bounced back and forth between PHP and .NET jobs. I really like the simplicity of PHP and Linux as a development environment/application platform, but Windows Server 2008, IIS7, and the MVC extensions to .NET 3.5 may change my opinion of ASP.NET for the better. I really do like the .NET framework, so I would encourage you to keep your skills on both fronts sharp. Above all, make sure you learn and apply good OOP practices no matter what language you choose, and start learning about design patterns if you haven’t already. Everything else is convention and libraries, and you can learn those relatively quickly.

]]> By: Michael McCutcheon http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-61 Michael McCutcheon Thu, 08 May 2008 15:00:16 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-61 Go with Java or PHP. They are open technologies that will live long past .NET. Have you seen the new NetBeans PHP module? PHP already runs on the JVM (see the work that resin has). So with Java/PHP you really don't have to choose platforms, just languages. Go with Java or PHP. They are open technologies that will live long past .NET.

Have you seen the new NetBeans PHP module? PHP already runs on the JVM (see the work that resin has). So with Java/PHP you really don’t have to choose platforms, just languages.

]]> By: Me http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-60 Me Thu, 08 May 2008 14:58:53 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-60 In terms of job security Java and .NET are probably better prospects than PHP. The advantage of ASP.NET over Java is that Java web apps are written using many different frameworks by different programmers, so it is difficult to learn just one framework and be productive at most Java shops. Of course current JVM implementations are far more sophisticated than the .NET CLR in terms of optimizations and instrumentation and they also sopport more platforms. In the long term there is probably a good chance that ASP.NET will be replaced by MS with something else leaving you high and dry with your ASP.NET skills (As has happened with classic ASP). The tooling for PHP is probably the worst compared to the visual designers you get with Visual Studio or Netbeans for Java. There, now I've enraged the .NET, PHP and Java folks in one post! ;) Pick your poison ;) In terms of job security Java and .NET are probably better prospects than PHP. The advantage of ASP.NET over Java is that Java web apps are written using many different frameworks by different programmers, so it is difficult to learn just one framework and be productive at most Java shops. Of course current JVM implementations are far more sophisticated than the .NET CLR in terms of optimizations and instrumentation and they also sopport more platforms.

In the long term there is probably a good chance that ASP.NET will be replaced by MS with something else leaving you high and dry with your ASP.NET skills (As has happened with classic ASP).

The tooling for PHP is probably the worst compared to the visual designers you get with Visual Studio or Netbeans for Java.

There, now I’ve enraged the .NET, PHP and Java folks in one post! ;)

Pick your poison ;)

]]> By: Qup http://www.askaboutphp.com/30/choose-php-or-net.html/comment-page-1#comment-58 Qup Thu, 08 May 2008 13:12:02 +0000 http://www.askaboutphp.com/?p=30#comment-58 None of the above: choose Ruby on Rails instead! None of the above: choose Ruby on Rails instead!

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