PHP simplicity overtakes Java complexity · Proposed air date:
Dr. Dave describes PHP as a simple language powering blogs, forums and automated web features, then says Java had grown toward the complexity it was intended to avoid. He cites the shift as an example of a simpler tool overtaking a more ambitious one because it solves the everyday job directly.
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Proposed recording date: 2005-10-22. The exact broadcast date may differ.
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