somewhat off topic but...<p>this is a horrible fallacy:<p>&#62; "I wrote some code, re-implementing life quick-and-dirty, in - yes, yuck - PHP. It's the tool of choice because it is very close in syntax to C and I've programmed lots of code in it so I can whip out something small like this in a couple of hours."<p>someone knows some dumb language and thinks he'll be more PRODUCTIVE in another similar dumb language. familiarity gains very little compared to the gains possible with a smart language, but which i mean one that makes the code readable, less buggy and less horrendous.<p>as humans we're terrible at figuring out short and long term costs, as well as comparing non-linear curves....