PHP vs. ASP

According to this article by John Lim discusses, there are 7 main reasons why PHP is better than ASP.

1. Speed Speed Speed
2. Superior Memory Management
3. No Hidden Costs with PHP
4. MySQL makes it cooler.
5. Closer to Java/C++ Style of Programming
6. No Show Stopper Bugs
7. Cross Platform Migration Strategy.

I have to agree with him. The main reason I learned PHP rather than ASP was because of its similarities to Java and C++. When I was in college, those were the two languages we mainly learned. ASP code to me looks like pseudo-code.

Another big reason why I use PHP is that it is available on many platforms. ASP, as far as I know, is stable only on a Windows OS, while PHP can be used on either windows or unix. I prefer to use it on Unix since it’s more reliable, but that’s just me. :)

Take a closer look at this article for a more detailed explaination of the reasons.