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"And this is another reason why everyone regards PHP developers as being a tinsy bit crap at developing software."

Replace "PHP" with "Jewish" and would you find that comment of yours acceptable?

Edit: I can only assume that the down voters find discrimination acceptable behavior in this community.



Trollolol much? The religion of the author (is he even jewish? - I have no idea nor really care) seems fairly irrelevant here. In the context of the article the author is acting as a PHP developer. Therefore his actions will viewed as such and any opinions will on his work will (I assume) most likely become referenced to 'PHP developers'. If there was a seemingly large correlation with being jewish and producing crap software, and this article just made that correlation stronger, then yes I would make that comment.


You missed my point, big time. It was your sweeping comment lumping all PHP developers as being regarded as crap developers I was getting at. You wouldn't make comments like that about any other groups of people and find it acceptable .. or do you find discrimination acceptable?


I am a PHP developer (amongst other things), and incase you hadn't noticed we are frequently regarded by developers of other languages as being at the comedy/clown end of the development spectrum too often. I didn't say all PHP developers are crap (although I think there are lots that are beyond dire), i said we are observed as being crap, to paraphrase. I would happily make comments about any group based upon observation or information I felt to be true. Furthermore - there is no discrimination in my post that I'm aware of. Even if there was, discrimination by itself is not a 'good' or 'evil' thing, it is what that discrimination is then applied to or for that introduces any ethical/moral dimension.


I wasn't aware you were a PHP developer and were making the comment from the point of view as one; something you might have wanted to mention really with an implication such as the one I took issue with.

Either way, I stand by my comments.




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