31.08.2004 11:49 - Unfair Dismissal
Troutgirl, a well-known person in PHP circles, recently got fired from her job at a site called Friendster. The reason given was \"blogging\". However, if you read her blog, you\'ll find it\'s pretty innocent. It\'s certainly freer from casual obscenity than the one you\'re reading.
The reason, apparently, that she got fired is that she commented on an already-public fact : that Friendster had switched from java to php, as they found they had problems with scaling. (See entry for June 29th, 2004). This comment was picked up on Slashdot, leading to a huge argument between PHP and Java Advocacy groups. As everyone knows, the 3rd stage of a project is punishing the innocent, so, unsurprisingly, she got it in the neck.
Well, I think that I can see why Friendster has problems. Rather ironic, considering the name of the site.
