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PHP Sucks

by @evertp evertpot.com 6 min read

I think PHP sucks, but not for the obvious reasons. Today I got into a mild discussion on twitter, sparked by the following tweet:

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Submitted	Title on HN	Points	Comments
Jun 16, 2016	PHP Sucks by saurabh	253	281

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