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People have been doing that with PHP for years. Yes, it's true that there's a ton of really bad code out there. But that's a measure of it's popularity. There
by drivingmenuts 12y ago
People have been doing that with PHP for years.
Yes, it's true that there's a ton of really bad code out there. But that's a measure of it's popularity.
There's also a ton of bad C and Java out there.
And yet, no one dismisses those languages because of that.
- wwweston 12y agoAs far as I can tell, anecdotes, social proof, and familiarity play far more a role in the reputations of almost every language/tool than most engineers seem prepared to admit. (But don't worry, dear reader -- you're probably the exception!) PHP gets singled out for a bit of extra abuse (some perhaps justifiably, some not so much), but it's far from the only language whose popular conception is not so much based on thoughtful evaluation.