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haldean on April 10, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: PHP: A fractal of bad design

I can't believe that this is a real thing. The fact that a (purportedly) serious language runtime designed for web applications would have this in it seems like a staggering breach of professionalism.

astrodust on April 10, 2012 [–]

In my opinion using PHP is a staggering breach of professionalism.

Would you visit a dentist that used tools as bad as PHP? "Hey, it's not about the tools," they'd scream while you're running away.

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