[Phpwm] RE: Phpwm Digest, Vol 50, Issue 6

[Phil Beynon]

> >I couldn't agree more, but: is PHP a good example for a language which
> >might actually be used to "configure, control,capture and analyse data"
> >with hardware? If we were discussing C++ then I would agree, but
> since PHP
> >was the start of this discussion, aren't we bigging up PHP a bit
> too much?
>
> >Or am *I* dumbing down PHP?!
>
> >-R
>
> I think your average PHP developer doesn't give a monkeys about the
> underlying hardware. I would think that the closest to that would
> be linux
> bash commands.
>
> Obviously there are things like resources to consider, but as far as
> interfacing goes, thats just not PHP right? I used to work alongside an
> embedded C programmer, and I'm sure he would have never
> considered PHP in a
> month of Sundays. Perhaps I'm opening myself up for a flaming,
> but I am that
> 'average PHP developer' in question.
>

For general normal sites then I would agree with you entirely, so no falmes
coming from this way, but there are plenty of real world examples and
possibilities, especially such as with POS ond RFID systems where live
interfacing sales or tracking and displaying on a website could be a
customer requirement - for say resale and courier companies.

Embedded C and microcode is vastly different though, mainly because there
are serious space limitation considerations to consider within the devices
concerned - I've done quite a bit with Microchip / PIC RISC processors over
the years to understand about that. :-)

Phil