[TheEngineer]

Ugly surprises await the PHP developer who tests on Windows and deploys on UNIX or linux, or vice versa.

I've found that writing code in a manner that makes it work on multiple platforms makes the code more portable. Even uglier surprises await those who write their code in a way that locks them into one platform.

Perl on Win32 behaves differently than Perl on Linux. But with a little extra effort, a program can be written to work identically on both platforms.

BTW... The Linux zealots are always quick to point out that quirks in open source tools (like Perl and PHP) can be easily fixed. Where are those zealots now? Zealots? Where are you?

[Jeff Chandler]

>>Perl on Win32 behaves differently than Perl on Linux. But with a little extra effort, a program can be written to work identically on both platforms. <<

If you're writing for Windows, why not use ASP?

[Nick Danger]

I've found that writing code in a manner that makes it work on multiple platforms makes the code more portable.

Instead of throwing a spear at you for this, I am demanding a free pass on the next stupid thing that I say.