PHP At 20: From Pet Project To Powerhouse

Posted by timothy on Thursday June 11, 2015 @05:37AM from the son-have-you-considered-a-career? dept.

snydeq writes: Ben Ramsey provides a look at the rise of PHP, the one-time 'silly little project' that has transformed into a Web powerhouse, thanks to flexibility, pragmatism, and a vibrant community of Web devs. "Those early days speak volumes about PHP's impact on Web development. Back then, our options were limited when it came to server-side processing for Web apps. PHP stepped in to fill our need for a tool that would enable us to do dynamic things on the Web. That practical flexibility captured our imaginations, and PHP has since grown up with the Web. Now powering more than 80 percent of the Web, PHP has matured into a scripting language that is especially suited to solve the Web problem. Its unique pedigree tells a story of pragmatism over theory and problem solving over purity."

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Security bug prone by Anonymous Coward · 2015-06-11 06:12 · Score: 0, Redundant

The annoying thing is how many sites have so many security vulns due to copy+paste code or poorly written code. It took to long for the language to provide security features and it still lacks it as a default out-of-the-box enforcement.
Not as bad as perl or bash CGI (shutter), but it could have been better.