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Re:Why PHP Was a Ghetto by config_yml on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @03:31PM (#2463885)
>> My impression of PHP documentation (after using it for three of the last five years) is that it's a endless pile of bullshit whose primary content is in user comments on the doc pages.

Agreed, but the user comments include a huge collection of common problems and their (mostly) quick n dirty solutions. This is a part of what's making the language so accessible for newcomers. Of course it doesn't necessarily encourage best practices.

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Re:Why PHP Was a Ghetto by damncabbage on Tuesday April 19, 2011 @05:57PM (#2464395)
The worst part is that, though some comments are useful (and point out holes and inconsistencies in the "real" documentation above), a lot of the time a large chunk of the comments are misleading or flat out /wrong/.
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