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What the developers of PHP were considering for their syntax. Just a reminder that the most hated programming language could have been so much worse. (en.wikipedia.org)

submitted 4 years ago by AgreeableLandscape@lemmy.ml to c/programmerhumor@lemmy.ml

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[–] d0ngt3k@lolimbeer.com 4 points 1 year ago

Lerdorf noting in retrospect: "I don't know how to stop it, there was never any intent to write a programming language [...] I have absolutely no idea how to write a programming language, I just kept adding the next logical step on the way."

I don't know how to stop it

Helpless, Lerdof continued on. Never knowing the pain he was inflicting upon the future generations of web developers.

[–] dessalines@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 years ago

Damn... inventing a web server programming language by just winging it.

[–] bilb@lem.monster 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Don't care, it made me violently ill and I will never use it

No disrespect to those who do, including the kbin dev. And the friendica dev! And who could forget Nextcloud.

I simply do not have the fortitude

[–] heluecht@pirati.ca 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@AgreeableLandscape @bilb I must confess: I like PHP.

(Written on Friendica - by a Friendica maintainer) 😀

[–] bilb@lem.monster 2 points 1 year ago

I'm eternally grateful!

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