I don't like "my tool sucks, but clients care about the result". If architects thought that, we'd still be living in huts. Improving your tool improves the resu

I don't like "my tool sucks, but clients care about the result". If architects thought that, we'd still be living in huts. Improving your tool improves the result. Clients are also not the only benchmark: mostly, they just want a faster horse. Either PHP doesn't suck because it does the job better then others in certain areas (which I'd happily admit). Or it sucks and should be replaced. Everything else is a programmers Stockholm Syndrome.