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PHP has evolved a lot, but it also still has a lot of cruft from its earlier days. And it has made breaking changes on a scale python probably couldn't get away
by thayne 1mo ago
PHP has evolved a lot, but it also still has a lot of cruft from its earlier days. And it has made breaking changes on a scale python probably couldn't get away with.
- 9dev 1mo agoShow me a language that old without lots of cruft. The worst thing you can find is the standard library, which is just an unsolvable problem.
- thayne 1mo agoThat's my point. PHP is still an old language with lots of "baggage", just like python is an old language with lots of "baggage".
- 9dev 1mo agoJust like C# has baggage. Or R has. Or Go, to some extent. This is a non-sequitur.
- thayne 1mo agoI don't disagree with any of that. The context for my comment was (paraphrased): GP: python has baggage because it is old P: that can be changed. Look at PHP Me: PHP still has baggage, despite its evolution. You can't really get rid of it without making major breaking changes.