I think you'll find that the problem with "late static binding" is being ignored in Ruby, because it's an non-existing problem. PHP - as a language - is certai

I think you'll find that the problem with "late static binding" is being ignored in Ruby, because it's an non-existing problem. PHP - as a language - is certainly not innovative. That's OK though - The strength of PHP is low complexity and stability. Innovation can be a threat to these goals.