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Re: PHP for android

#12

PHP pinups of elephants on scantily clad women is not a great way to promote this. Really do not want.

The pinups have nothing to do with the PHP Android project. I was just explaining where the elephant came from. Vincent happens to also like drawing scantily clad women, but the PHP Android project is just using the elephant.

Re: PHP for android

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why?

Not sure why you were voted down here. I have the same question. And I looked around their website and couldn't find anything. There isn't even a statement of who or how one would benefit from something like this. Their homepage badly needs a mission statement, or a "Welcome, PHP for Android is for those who...... something" That being said, I think I may understand a little as to the "why" by looking at the scripts…

When someone asks "why?" to something, I almost always think "Why not?" Is there a good reason you shouldn't play with Ruby, Scala or Python on Android? If so, why not PHP?

Re: PHP for android

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I'll start this off disclaiming that I've used PHP for a long time now and I like it. However, I don't understand why PHP should be beaten into a form it was never meant to be in.

I do like the logo though.

Re: PHP for android

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post #14

I'll start this off disclaiming that I've used PHP for a long time now and I like it. However, I don't understand why PHP should be beaten into a form it was never meant to be in. I do like the logo though.

Using X the way it wasn't meant for is the definition of hacking.

Re: PHP for android

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post #8

why?

Not sure why you were voted down here. I have the same question. And I looked around their website and couldn't find anything. There isn't even a statement of who or how one would benefit from something like this. Their homepage badly needs a mission statement, or a "Welcome, PHP for Android is for those who...... something" That being said, I think I may understand a little as to the "why" by looking at the scripts…

At least one person is benefiting from this, having fun & gaining experience by creating this project.

Other people might benefit too, or perhaps not. There's no extra charge.

Re: PHP for android

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not sure why you were voted down here. I have the same question. And I looked around their website and couldn't find anything. There isn't even a statement of who or how one would benefit from something like this. Their homepage badly needs a mission statement, or a "Welcome, PHP for Android is for those who...... something" That being said, I think I may understand a little as to the "why" by looking at the scripts…

When someone asks "why?" to something, I almost always think "Why not?" Is there a good reason you shouldn't play with Ruby, Scala or Python on Android? If so, why not PHP?

Because php isn't a general purpose language. It's a rather clunky hammer outside of the web.

Re: PHP for android

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Disturbing yet wonderful logo...

It puts the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again.

and of course Leatherface from the Texas Chainsaw Massacre who wore the skin masks of his victims to help take on their personality.

Re: PHP for android

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

When someone asks "why?" to something, I almost always think "Why not?" Is there a good reason you shouldn't play with Ruby, Scala or Python on Android? If so, why not PHP?

Because php isn't a general purpose language. It's a rather clunky hammer outside of the web.

Your answer sounds a lot like "Because $language is better" and there are no winners of holy wars.

Re: PHP for android

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

Because php isn't a general purpose language. It's a rather clunky hammer outside of the web.

Your answer sounds a lot like "Because $language is better" and there are no winners of holy wars.

Wake me up when you finish writing a payroll system in awk...
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