NYCPHP Meetup

[Tim Gales]

 Brian Pang writes:
> 
> I agree. One of the things that originally got me started 
> with PHP was that it was so easy to get started using it, 
> without really having to think. It did feel like "magic".
>
 
I had a similar feeling when first introduced to PHP 
(and to a certain extent still get this feeling from time 
to time)

It reminds me of what a client once told me:
"Oh boy, this is great -- I always wanted a computer 
to do my accounting".

I cautioned him, "Whoa there, this computer is not going 
to 'do' your accounting for you. You will still have to 'do' 
your accounting. You will have to decide whether something 
is an office supplies expense or whether you should 
capitalize the money you spend on a new Xerox machine. 
The computer will only record your decisions -- you 
will still have to do the accounting".

I was so happy when first working with PHP, because I 
was under the impression that PHP would 'do' all the 
HTTP stuff for me (without me having to learn anything 
about it).

My bubble burst with the arrival of my first 
'header already sent' message.

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