Make PHP Suck Less With a Framework
Thursday, February 7th, 2008We’ve established already that PHP sucks. Now, there’s still lots of reasons you might find yourself developing a web app in PHP: you have a project that needs doing and you know PHP already, or more likely your client or employer demands it. I know, you’d probably rather be developing in Python or Rails or almost anything else, but don’t worry. PHP’s still going to suck, but there’s plenty you can do to make the suicidal tendencies less intense.
I’ve mentioned phpSprockets already — you did read the post and watch the screencast, right? — and that’s an excellent first step. But that won’t get you very far. You’re still stuck in a land of writing a bunch mysql_connect() and include 'header.php' lines at the top of every file, right?
Hell no, this isn’t 1997!
