Re: PHP Books at Sitepoint

["Joe Pluta" <joepluta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I really wasn't going to press the point, but since you're going to start
flinging around statistics, I'm going to call BS.  Let's go here:

http://www.azhowto.com/

It's a log of someone converting their production system from PHP4 to PHP5
way back in ... November!  So at least as of Q4 this year people are still
switching.  And this isn't a green screen dinosaur like me - LAMP How To
is a pretty tech savvy blog.  In fact, the blogger is the Lead Web
Developer at (wait for it!) ... SitePoint!!!

So much for statistics.

As for your example of a Java 1.2 "going strong", the very page you send
us to has a big banner that says "There is a newer edition of this item". 
With a link.  That points to the Java SE 6 version of the book.

That's a far cry from a current promotion selling a PHP4 e-book. 
Especially since it was recommended by Mike.  I really wasn't trying to
make a big point of this, just letting people know what they're getting. 
Really, to a newbie a PHP4 book isn't bad and for $20 it's a lot of good
training.  But if you're going to come blast my comments, at least keep
the arguments relevant.

Joe

> As of 2008 (the last year of support for PHP 4) there was a 50/50 split
> between 4 and 5.  As of right now it is 90-10, which basically means 100%
> since that last 10 percent will be stagnant web sites.  And you cannot
> take what publishers are offering as an indication of adoption.  If that
> is the case then Java 1.2 is still going strong
> http://www.amazon.com/Core-Java-1-2-1-Fundamentals/dp/0130819336/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1292430835&sr=8-1.
>
> Kevin