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> the closest someone will probably give as an explanation is a massive rambling blog post written years ago That blog post is long, but definitely not ramblin
by robertlagrant 2y ago
> the closest someone will probably give as an explanation is a massive rambling blog post written years ago
That blog post is long, but definitely not rambling, and unlike the above quote, is done in good faith. PHP night have improved, but if it has it will likely have used that blog post as a reference.
- agubelu 2y agoFor context, this is the blog post in question: https://eev.ee/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/ https://eev.ee/blog/2012/04/09/php-a-fractal-of-bad-design/
- wwweston 2y agoUgh, that article. It took a few good points that represented real practical annoyances for working with the language, it added a monumental helping of perfectly dense refusal to consider merits that made PHP successful, and then when combined with investments programmers had made in other languages and cultural momentum took on an oversized undeserved life of its own.