> A large number of software projects is behind schedule and over budget. Why? Because developing software is hard and humans are bad at estimating effort. Now

> A large number of software projects is behind schedule and over budget. Why? Because developing software is hard and humans are bad at estimating effort. Now why should we make the situation even worse by using tools that are not as good as possible while we are completely aware of the flaws (and good things) in our current tools? The above has much less to do with PHP and more to do with the lack of experience of the developers, I would say.. "Tools as good as possible" is an extremely subjective thing, and there is no magical tool or framework that works perfectly in all hands. Developers should choose the tools that are best suited to the job at hand, and "best suited" doesn't just mean the functionality and features, it also encompasses developer proficiency.