Why PHP syntax cannot be more like Python or Ruby?

[roosevelt]

PHP 7 is probably one of the most exciting release we all have been waiting or. The new features and efficiency gain is very exciting.

Popular programming languages like Python and Ruby syntaxes are what I call carpal tunnel friendly programming languages. Because these language syntaxes don't require semi-colons, rarely you need to press shift and overall gets more done with less keystrokes.

Some argue that curly braces, etc. makes the code more readable, etc. But look at all the popular and successful apps written in Ruby and Python. They are quite readable too.

Wouldn't it be nice if PHP's syntax was less like Java/C++ and more like Python?

Edited November 25, 2015 by roosevelt

[Dick Montage]

Nope, I much prefer it in a C syntax

[roosevelt]

Nope, I much prefer it in a C syntax

Neowin needs the Dislike button, lol. It will be nice if PHP gave us the option to choose a syntax we like best

[Dick Montage]

Use a poll to suggest preference for a syntax, no need to dislike anything

[roosevelt]

Use a poll to suggest preference for a syntax, no need to dislike anything

Haha, that's a fun idea. Added the poll, let's see what the community thinks and/or if I'm the only odd one!

[Andre S. Veteran]

Where is the "I would rather be homeless than write PHP" option?

[Aergan]

Where is the "I would rather be homeless than write PHP" option?

Can I have that option for Python?

[vhane]

I've written a lot of PHP early on in my career. Not anymore. Life's too short.

[roosevelt]

On 12/1/2015 at 8:50 AM, vhane said:

I've written a lot of PHP early on in my career. Not anymore. Life's too short.

What do you use nowadays?

[+Fahim S. MVC]

Dumb question possibly, but if you like Python or Ruby syntax, then why not just use Python or Ruby. It's quite possible that I have missed something obvious here 

 

Also, I think there should be a 'I don't have a syntax preference' in the poll.

[Seahorsepip Veteran]

35 minutes ago, Fahim S. said:

Dumb question possibly, but if you like Python or Ruby syntax, then why not just use Python or Ruby. It's quite possible that I have missed something obvious here 

 

Also, I think there should be a 'I don't have a syntax preference' in the poll.

I agree, I don't give a damn about syntax.

I like one thing about php, it has a lot of functions built in, I remember having to import libraries for even simple things in other programming languages...

 

But at the end, it doesn't matter what programming language is used, it all depends on the programmer. The worst thing to exist is programming code without comments to explain things when it's no longer easy to see what the code is doing 

[adrynalyne]

2 hours ago, Seahorsepip said:

I agree, I don't give a damn about syntax.

I like one thing about php, it has a lot of functions built in, I remember having to import libraries for even simple things in other programming languages...

 

But at the end, it doesn't matter what programming language is used, it all depends on the programmer. The worst thing to exist is programming code without comments to explain things when it's no longer easy to see what the code is doing 

No what is worse is every line being commented because nobody taught said programmer what self-documenting code is

 

 

If it isn't obvious on what the code does, comment it. If you need to do that for everything you ever write, you have a problem. 

 

[vhane]

4 hours ago, roosevelt said:

What do you use nowadays?

For web services, my current combo is Scala and Akka HTTP.

 

On the client side, I'm currently doing a fair bit of Swift (iOS).

 

In the recent past I've done a lot of Java for Android. I don't have an Android project on at the moment, but I'm looking to switch to Kotlin for the next project if I have the chance.

[Jose_49]

I still don't know what is the hate towards PHP. I've used it myself in the past, and seldomly use it today in gains of ASP.NET MVC and JavaScript, 

 

While it is true it is a pain debugging, it is pretty easy to use and allows you to do lots of stuff in a breeze. The upcoming PHP 7 release is awesome and it will be very beneficial to all the community. 

[Seahorsepip Veteran]

13 hours ago, adrynalyne said:

No what is worse is every line being commented because nobody taught said programmer what self-documenting code is

 

 

If it isn't obvious on what the code does, comment it. If you need to do that for everything you ever write, you have a problem. 

 

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