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PHP Bugs Me, or Where Type Coercion Causes Bugs

I really like PHP as a technology, both for its extensibility and its deployment style. I think it is the quickest and most straightforward platform to create web applications with, and frameworks like CodeIgniter make it even better.
I’ve long been on the fence regarding PHP’s type coercion and comparison issues, but a recent bug [...]

Posted 02 March 2010 † John Reese § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,

On the Inelegance of PHP

As a well-seasoned PHP developer for MantisBT and other projects, but at the same time a seasoned developer in Python, C++, Lua, etc, I found this interesting article on Hacker News, Yet, a short piece on the “history” and development of PHP as a language.
A few choice quotes that I most enjoyed:
I don’t know anyone [...]

Posted 15 December 2008 † John Reese § Uncategorized ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: ,