> PHP wasn't "designed" ... it evolved. Pieces were added, here and there, re-factored, deprecated, etc. etc.
We are all aware of that. We don't like that. Not because of its genesis, but because of the result of that process.
> PHP is a natural language. It wasn't fabricated at some university, nor in the lab of some billion dollar company. It evolved.
> That is its strength. It is the most adaptable language around. It can be used for anything and it has been used for everything.
You have to purposefully design a language that can't be "used for everything". And boy, the way PHP has "adapted" could be done by any language or designer or committee if they were just to lower their standards enough. But most haven't, and have adapted with more success. Why did PHP barely get (half-assed) closures just now?
> And that is why it is the most popular programming language.
We are all aware of that. We don't like that. Not because of its genesis, but because of the result of that process.
> PHP is a natural language. It wasn't fabricated at some university, nor in the lab of some billion dollar company. It evolved.
> That is its strength. It is the most adaptable language around. It can be used for anything and it has been used for everything.
You have to purposefully design a language that can't be "used for everything". And boy, the way PHP has "adapted" could be done by any language or designer or committee if they were just to lower their standards enough. But most haven't, and have adapted with more success. Why did PHP barely get (half-assed) closures just now?
> And that is why it is the most popular programming language.
Where?
(Though I think IHBT)