And it's perfectly okay to build and improve tools that regular people will use. It is, unfortunately PHP resists changes that most of the rest of us consider

And it's perfectly okay to build and improve tools that regular people will use. It is, unfortunately PHP resists changes that most of the rest of us consider improvements. I think at this point we might be better served by putting our efforts in to replacing PHP rather than improving it. The replacement need not be the ultimate web language, but should try to be a good language while maintaining a low barrier to entry.