Cloud computing underwhelms PHP developers
While technology vendors continue to pound home the message of cloud computing, PHP developers Tuesday viewed the concept as overhyped and were not in agreement on its benefits.
Developers at the ZendCon 2010 PHP conference in Santa, Clara, Calif. heard Zend Technologies CEO Andi Gutmans tout the company's cloud computing plans, which involve developing Zend PHP Cloud Platform. During his presentation, however, developers appeared mostly underwhelmed when Gutmans asked if cloud computing was game-changing or just hype. Afterward, developers gave cloud computing mixed reviews.
"I guess I have a feeling that 10, 15 years from now, maybe we'll all be using this stuff, but right now, it's entirely pushed by vendors," said Phillip Winn, back-end developer for games builder Tapulous. "I don't see value in it," Winn said. "I don't have a strong opinion. I don't care. It doesn't affect me."
