[DFW.pm] PHP Y2K Programming Problem!!!

[Nick Perez]

This verbose, non-sequitur rant ignores the root problem
here: PHP is not Perl. 32bit time epoch issues have already been
resolved in Perl.

That said, you seem to be in a unique position to do some free/open
source software evangelizing, but please remember a few points. 

1) It is spelled Perl.
2) It might seem pedantic, but the GNU in GNU/Linux is important.
3) Oracle, Solaris, OSX, etc., are closed platforms and not free/open
source software*
4) Off-shoring has nothing to do with lack of programming interest or
lack of programmers state side. It has everything to do with
short-sighted management decisions, globalization of the tech market,
and relatively cheaper labor. Please understand the true situation.

* OSX's underlying UNIX implementation is indeed open source, but the
  UI on top of it is most certainly not.

On Thu, 2 Sep 2010 07:06:35 -0700 (PDT)
Clement Cervenka <cjcervenka at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Jason,
>  
> I do some subteaching with the FWISD, and in the 15
> schools, only 1 floating teacher between 3 high school 
> teachs Java, that being 1 class period per high school 
> campus. 
>  
> On the other hand, flash is taught at 6 high school campus
> with full time teacher, that being 4 class period per day.
> A & B Day Schedule of 1 1/2 hour per class period, totaling
> 8 class periods.
>  
> While subing I surveyed the students and no one has hear
> of php, pearl, phyron, cold fusion, linux or open source
> software programs, solarius, oracle, windows, apple/mac.
>  
> Pretty much they are all interested in gaming design,
> an very few in gaming programming, and mostly for
> the consoles (xboxs).
>  
> Also, I have hear of an lot of out sourcing/off shoring
> of projects lately, and I think this has an lot to do with
> the lack of students interested in the p's programming
> jobs.
>  
> Joe
>  
> 
> 
> --- On Wed, 9/1/10, Jason Switzer <jswitzer at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Jason Switzer <jswitzer at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [DFW.pm] PHP Y2K Programming Problem!!!
> To: dfw-pm at pm.org
> Date: Wednesday, September 1, 2010, 4:44 PM
> 
> 
> 
> Clement,
> You'd be surprised how many people in the Perl community, such as our
> pm.org, dislike PHP. -Jason
> 
> On Sep 1, 2010 11:17 AM, "Clement Cervenka" <cjcervenka at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> 
> Nick,
> 
> You would surprised at the number of progammers who didn't
> even know that their was this issue and even fixes.
> 
> Joe :))
> 
> --- On Mon, 8/30/10, Nick Perez <nick at nickandperla.net> wrote:
> 
> > From: Nick Perez <nick at nickandperla.net>
> > Subject: Re: [DFW.pm] PHP Y2K Programming Problem!!!
> > To: dfw-pm at pm.org
> > Date: Monday, August 30, 2010, 1:49 PM
> 
> > Um. Dude. You do realize that Perl > has nothing to do with PHP
> > right? > And anyhow, Schwern fixed...
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