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Open Source web 2.0?
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:33 pm
by mmonaco27
What do people think about starting an open source web 2.0 project? I think it's a fantastic idea and we should start it.
I envision a web app built around PHP, MySQL, and JavaScript (for AJAX) to provide users with email/forums/im, calanders, photosharing, blogs, etc. Basically an all in one web 2.0 application to answer MS, Google, and Yahoo, as they all have very specific problems with their interfaces and otherwise.
The problem with this type of project is that it requires a significant server commitment, however I think that if developed well, in time this problem will be worked out.
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:54 pm
by MrPotatoes
no. PHP would be too slow for serious applications.
i would honestly prefer to make the website in C and use PHP as the interface. it would be so much faster. but harder to do if you don't know C or C++. but that is just my professional opinon
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:59 pm
by mmonaco27
Good point, I shouldn't have specified any the language ordatabase. What I'm really interested in is what people think about the feasibility of such a project, and if it could gain momentum.
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:05 pm
by alex.barylski
WTF
Ok

Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:34 pm
by feyd
mmonaco27 wrote:Good point, I shouldn't have specified any the language ordatabase. What I'm really interested in is what people think about the feasibility of such a project, and if it could gain momentum.
There's only one way to find out: start it.
Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2006 10:58 pm
by daedalus__
i've heard asp.net can be super fast?
Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:52 am
by mmonaco27
Effecient to develop maybe... But I think the bottom line is a cgi c++ application is the absolute fastest. I saw one benchmark placing it at least 10 times faster than both PHP and ASP.NET in a range of operations. (PHP also slightly beat out ASP.NET).
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:06 pm
by ok
In my opinion, Java is the best for such a project. firstly, it's a cross-platform language and secondly, it works very very fast!
But I think that before choosing a language, you must think which type of project it would be (you will give it for free or you will sell it).
I think that you should post a new topic in the "Volunteer Work" forum and then see what are the replies.
P.S
I would be glad to be a partner in this project.
Re: Open Source web 2.0?
Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2006 12:12 pm
by jayshields
mmonaco27 wrote:Basically an all in one web 2.0 application to answer MS, Google, and Yahoo, as they all have very specific problems with their interfaces and otherwise.
Like what?
Regarding language selection, this is PHPDN - so I doubt you'd gather many people to participate in your project if you choose a language other than PHP.
Regarding language benchmarks, I think benchmarking languages against each other is generally a tricky situation. In some languages certain tasks which seem easy to accomplish can be slightly more drawn out in others, thus giving slower execution times. Can we see the source of your claims?