A look at modern PHP

Re:A look at modern PHP by _bxg1 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @03:53PM (#23084162)

I was paid to build a Wordpress extension once. It was the most miserable programming experience of my life.

Wordpress is no doubt a powerful force on the web. As a no-code website-creation environment, it's fine. Maybe even good. But as a library, it is godawful.

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Re:A look at modern PHP by disiplus on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:13PM (#23084431)

i haven't done wordpress in 5+ years but oh my god it had everything that's bad about php in it.

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Re:A look at modern PHP by _bxg1 on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @04:26PM (#23084599)

I wouldn't be shocked if Wordpress has singlehandedly tarnished the reputation of PHP in general

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Re:A look at modern PHP by shampine on Tuesday May 05, 2020 @05:48PM (#23085483)

Writing modern php 7.2+ and creating a WordPress plugin is akin to time traveling. The experience in WordPress is not so great but they have a commitment to backwards compatibility. So I get it. But ya, I agree with this statement.

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