Why the light has gone out on LAMP

Open source software has fought a long battle to get where it is today, and at least 3/4 of the so-called LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP) stack are under vigorous attack by many, myself included. I can't speak for everyone, or for that matter, anyone but myself, but I'm good at doing that so here goes. ...

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Nice PHP/MySQL Rant

Nice PHP/MySQL Rant
The Dark Side of Plugin Architectures
Your Interface is NOT Your Application
Are you procrastinating? IMO, MySQL once filled a niche (cheap data store) that today is better filled by SQLite but has moved out of it into a area where it doesn't compete nearly as well (that of an enterprise ...

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The LAMP controversy

The idea of LAMP (which stands for L inux, A pache, M ySQL and P HP) has its share of detractors. Cliff Wells is one of them, and writes an interesting rant on the subject. PHP and MySQL are this generation's BASIC, the language that was described thusly by the Free Online Dictionary of Computing BASIC has become the leading cause of brain-damage in proto-hackers. ...

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LAMP = the Devil? … according to Cliff

Introducing a new " Geeky " category where we will focus on the nuts and blots of a specific technology. We will analyze it, poke it with a stick, and give your our most in-depth coverage we can muster. ...

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Jeremy's Blog
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Why the light has gone out on LAMP

I have no idea how things like this make news sites like slashdot (or maybe I do I guess...). It's a couple paragraph rant that contains no real facts, huge generalizations and not much more. The fact is, MySQL and PHP are just fine if you use them correctly. ...

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