Re: [Social-discuss] Re: The Next Step

[Daniel Green]

> I am a novice programmer but I see projects such as JRuby, Jython, and Scala
> which are gluing together languages and development paradigms. While I
> recognize the importance of development on a ubiquitous language such as
> PHP, I don't think that we should segregate our community at such an early
> stage, if at all. We need Solidarity.
>
I can personally vouch for Scala and the Scala-based web framework "lift"

However, is this really the proper time to start discussing languages?
At least to me it feels too early in the game. Until we know exactly
_what_ to program, programing language isn't ready to be decided,
IMHO.

Solidarity forever, fellow hackers!

On Sat, May 8, 2010 at 12:49 AM, Brylie Oxley <address@hidden> wrote:
>
>> * The current state of low-cost web hosting makes PHP and MySQL the
>> clear contenders as the development platform of choice, much to the
>> chagrin of some.
>>
>
> Language choice is not simply a matter of chagrin. It is a matter of freedom
> and cooperation. Lets keep talking about how to unify development efforts in
> many languages (and locales) by developing a robust protocol and allowing
> creative minds to flourish by using development methods of preference.
>
> Secondly, languages such as Perl, Python, and Ruby are commonly supported on
> cheap web hosts including 1and1, Arvixe, BlueHost, DreamHost, FastDomain,
> FatCow, GoDaddy, Greenville, HostClear, HostGator, HostMonster, iPage,
> ixWebHosting, JustHost, MochaHost, to name several.
>
> I am a novice programmer but I see projects such as JRuby, Jython, and Scala
> which are gluing together languages and development paradigms. While I
> recognize the importance of development on a ubiquitous language such as
> PHP, I don't think that we should segregate our community at such an early
> stage, if at all. We need Solidarity.
>
> --Brylie Oxley
> GNU.media Intern
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>
> "..ideas should freely spread from one [person] to another over the globe,
> for the moral and mutual instruction of man[kind], and improvement of [our]
> condition.." - -Thomas Jefferson
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