http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/12/29/php-time-to-break-with-the-past/ My TCP Stream of Consciousness Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:23:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/2008/12/29/php-time-to-break-with-the-past/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Steve Klabnik Fri, 02 Jan 2009 02:46:28 +0000 http://www.mattbertolini.com/blog/?p=68#comment-219 I agree with all of these points. I'm someone who does a lot of PHP programming, but doesn't like it. PHP is in a weird place...it sucks, but it gets the job done, and it's not as terrible as it could be. However, I think the points you bring up are completely valid. Basically, for its entire life, PHP has been the victim of its own success. It wasn't supposed to be like this, initially. It's grown organically into this monstrous language, and that's been the big factor with its ugliness, I think. So, that's why I think that "Get rid of old stuff" is the most important thing on the list. All of PHP needs an overhaul, some TLC, and a little bit of thought in the design. I agree with all of these points. I’m someone who does a lot of PHP programming, but doesn’t like it. PHP is in a weird place…it sucks, but it gets the job done, and it’s not as terrible as it could be. However, I think the points you bring up are completely valid. Basically, for its entire life, PHP has been the victim of its own success. It wasn’t supposed to be like this, initially. It’s grown organically into this monstrous language, and that’s been the big factor with its ugliness, I think. So, that’s why I think that “Get rid of old stuff” is the most important thing on the list. All of PHP needs an overhaul, some TLC, and a little bit of thought in the design.

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