I think the points from "Taking PHP Seriously" are still interesting. https://www.infoq.com/presentations/php-history/ https://www.infoq.com/presentations/php-h

I think the points from "Taking PHP Seriously" are still interesting. https://www.infoq.com/presentations/php-history/ https://www.infoq.com/presentations/php-history/ The argument is that PHP's strengths are its workflow, its state, and how you work with concurrency. i.e. PHP's execution model (per-request) allows for things like not having to worry about restarting the server when you're developing the files. The complete lack of shared state between requests means you don't get complex footguns.