> * I think PHP gets ignored sometimes because it is an older language...*
For what it's worth, Python is four years older than PHP, and it still gets a good amount of attention on HN. Python just has more of the "inspiring language" atmosphere, while PHP has more of the "corporate, mundane" feel. And I'm an avid open source developer working on multiple PHP and Python projects...
All righty; I'll give you that. Try this logic: maybe because Yahoo! is all about PHP and Google is all about Python and Yahoo! is older than Google. :)
There was an article on slashdot yesterday about PHP6. Here's one from IBM:
http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/opensource/library/os-php-...
Not a whole lot of new, but something. I think PHP gets ignored sometimes because it is an older language, not the new and trendy thing.