This article was ok, but the title is pure sensationalism. The author even concedes that he doesn't want Drupal to fork PHP. Maybe I missed the point of the article then. Seems to me the point was another article that talks about how bad PHP is.
The point of the post was to start a discussion, which it did. It was aimed at PHP developers, not Drupal developers and my goal was to present a scenario that they could ponder. What IF one of the major projects got to the point where they felt it was in their best interest to fork PHP.
I don't think PHP is bad. As a member of the PHP community, I do everything I can to promote PHP and it's usage, best practices, etc. There are however, lessons we as a community can learn from the projects that have been built on PHP.
I agree with the previous commenter that more PHP developers should give back. Since I'm not a C programmer, I give back through writing, pointing people to tutorials and blog posts around the web, and speaking at user groups around my region. I encourage every PHP developer to get involved in their local PUG and be an active member.
Thank you for taking the time to read the post and comment on it. :)
