PHP vs. Python - My Take...

In this video we are going to talk about PHP and Python and some of the differences in use, popularity, learning curve, frameworks and so on.

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[wadekemmsies]

I like PHP because it's doesn't need a framework to connect to a mysql database

[rafadydkiemmacha]

I think these days, the days of PHP 7, saying that PHP is bad or ugly is just naive. PHP went to great direction and is now a very mature language. Along with extra tools, namingly linters, you can produce beautiful code with PHP.

[musclesdude]

PHP is NOT strictly used for web development, many back end processes run PHP code to process database operations that do not require the web.

[s.nikolic]

man, you are incredible, what ideas, the amount of knowledge, the clarity of the explanation .... I have no say

[thatsenam]

Damn!! but there are no one that I can compare with you.

[jonathanargumedo]

I love PHP, I really do.Never understood why people hate it so much. But I agree with you at the end xD "I prefer NodeJS"

[The_Nova_Glow]

AWESOME talk. I am currently learning laravel and I definitely appreciate the people who have put their work into it. ALSO. Please make a docker video. preferably using laravel and vue as the dev env.

[realgabreal]

python is better than php
but
php is better than python

[russellthompson]

I find one advantage of PHP over Python is the transportability of knowledge. most general functions in the language family work the same no matter the implementation. substr works the same in C, PHP, JavaScript .... Python brings a whole new syntactic language to bear. If you are generating complex web development, you still have to learn the C structure for JavaScript. I found working with Python and PHP simultaneously rather difficult.

With almost 40 years in programming, your advice is absolutely the best I have heard.

[cfufvfg]

I start my php with Laravel and PSR standard, try invest time to django but concept look awful for me. Php still far neat for me at the moment. Background from C.

[roryjarrard]

PHP is not strictly web. It's a scripting language. I use it often for DB backups in cron processes.

[ankitaaarya]

18:27 hell yeah youre awesome braddyyy

[bsdtux]

I think what really made it hard for php was that you could mix html and PHP into the same file so you pretty much were interweaving business logic with view logic. I think with the rise of frameworks this has helped php developers write cleaner code. Also with php-composer it finally brought a package manager with php.

[reynanagapito]

"Even if that source is as Awesome as I am"
- This makes me laugh :D

[icemanone]

I think, as i saw popularity grow in last years, i came to a reason that is highly dependent on open jobs . With python, i think, application you created with, is corp level application based on popular invest direction . PHP is more entrepreneur based independent workflow . :)

[akravi]

I'm following your videos..& I found you an amazing tutor..but after watching this video ..
I can conclude. Brad you are great human being also.... I mean u are pure soul ..

[RyanValizan]

PHP can be very messy for early learners. I just wrapped up a major refactor to clean up some old PHP code. Took 8 repeated files & turned it into an API to handle the differences. Funny part is, the refactor is probably just as difficult to understand as it was before, just because of the mere fact that an API isn’t the easiest thing to work with when written with controllers & models to make it more modular and more easily expandable using more classes or input adjustments. It also added in better security and validation, which further added to the complication. The organization and structure of the code is much cleaner, however, and easier to follow along with — it’s also well documented this time on how it all works and how to expand on it, this is very important!

As for Python, I’ve only worked with shell scripts, which is as close to Python as I’ve gotten. This video had me intrigued to see if python was worth contemplating using for more projects. Not seeing anything i’m working on atm that python would work better for.

[TahoeUSA]

This video was shockingly balanced and in-depth compared to similar videos I've found. Thanks so much!

[lastnamefirstname]

If I was half as awesome as Brad at programming, I'd rule the world. Or achieve my dream of a 100k/yr software engineering job.

[HelloThere-xsss]

The syntax begins and ends with a question mark for a reason ;-). I don't mind php though. Php7 is faster than its ancestors.