Continued Sad State of PHP Development

[edw519]

http://fosterburgess.com/kimsal/?p=390

[SwellJoe]

This just in: The PHP developers have an ad hoc approach to problem solving and it shows in everything about PHP, from core language features to the standard library (all 3000, or so, functions in the default namespace). I'm all astonishment.

[henning]

If you're using PHP you've already subscribed to the idea that using a real programming language doesn't matter, so this kind of thing is par for the course.

[ashu]

Actually, PHP 5 with all its object orientation and reflection features is quite liveable despite being filled with kludges around every corner.

[SwellJoe → ashu]

Not without first class functions, it aint. And don't give me no guff about create_function().

[michaelneale]

I don't understand everyones problem with PHP. If you don't like it, don't use it.

Plenty of interesting and useful apps have been built on PHP.

[staticshock → michaelneale]

I don't understand your problem with constructive criticism. If you don't like it, don't read it.

Plenty of interesting and useful points have been raised, points from which the entire PHP community could benefit in the long run.

[michaelneale → staticshock]

I don't have a problem with it - just didn't look constructive to me (I don't and never have used php, but I just hear a lot of people bashing it, which is fine, but I use some good apps daily that are PHP).

[rob]

PHP is still one of the best when it comes to web development.

[downer → rob]

In the sense that every human is one of the 7 billion best...