The adage that PHP is the VB6 of web programming languages is apt in that it is easy for non-programmers to quickly hack together something as a proof of concep

The adage that PHP is the VB6 of web programming languages is apt in that it is easy for non-programmers to quickly hack together something as a proof of concept. Going from zero to proof of concept is awesome but non-programmers don't know what they don't know about design patterns.... and when "real programmers" were brought in to spruce up the hacked success they do what a lot of us do: lobby for a rewrite. It's awesome to see solid work going into analysis and refactoring tools for PHP: it's the language that runs everywhere at the lowest cost (eg: budget web hosts) so it's ideal for volunteer projects and non-funded ideas. Kudos to Vimeo for helping to make PHP great again!