It’s not statically typed like Go but it’s far from inconsistent IMO
> Unlike (literally!) every other language with a similar operator, ?: is left associative. So this:
$arg = 'T';
$vehicle = ( ( $arg == 'B' ) ? 'bus' :
( $arg == 'A' ) ? 'airplane' :
( $arg == 'T' ) ? 'train' :
( $arg == 'C' ) ? 'car' :
( $arg == 'H' ) ? 'horse' :
'feet' );
echo $vehicle;
In what world is this sane language design?!
PHP is mad. I think they have to keep it for legacy reasons.
Don't get me wrong i think the way php handles requests is useful for the small websites i create and i would probably not use any other language for that. But PHP is THE dirtiest most inconsistent language that people actually use.
So I feel like there is this level of people who look at people who have to do PHP and actually enjoy it (and I have to say I am enjoying it, warts and all. Drupal is OK but where it really shines is https://laravel.com ) like we aren't 'real' programmers unless we somehow know its a terrible language and are only doing it because we have to.
I really like it.
With that said, if I'm being completely honest here, there are parts of the PHP community that just down right drive me nuts. There are a lot of scammy companies out there trying to sell PHP solutions that are such garbage. Its like JavaScript. PHP does have a low barrier to entry (but a high bar to being good at wielding it, much like JS. You could probably make this argument for a lot of web tech in general) that all kinds of people use it and really feels like it sullies the language quite a bit and some of the community around it.
Alas however, much like everyone hating jQuery without ever actually explaining themselves or what is the technical aspects of jQuery that make it so undesirable, PHP occupies the same space: everyone loves to hate it, it seems.