Agreed.
Some of the stuff you've mentioned is really good old-school stuff, like list and sprintf, that's fallen out of vogue. With regard to suggestions to check out Zend Framework, my advice is: Don't.
I think I would pick the one whose website says, "USED BY NASA" as opposed to the language site that has a picture of a dude trying to figure out why he has a laptop in his hands.
Agreed.
Some of the stuff you've mentioned is really good old-school stuff, like list and sprintf, that's fallen out of vogue. With regard to suggestions to check out Zend Framework, my advice is: Don't.
I think I would pick the one whose website says, "USED BY NASA" as opposed to the language site that has a picture of a dude trying to figure out why he has a laptop in his hands.