Over on PHPEverywhere this morning, there's a new posting that shares some of the author's opinions on the current stats of PHP and what really needs to be done to the language for it to keep going with the growth rate it's seen so far.

There's some interesting comments in this posting - things like: PHP was developed to meet a need. PHP has grown organically, not because it was sponsored by big companies like Sun or IBM (eg java). People originally used PHP to create web-sites where the database was probably known; in contrast, database abstraction is only required if you are creating web applications that can be installed in different environments. I rarely do web-sites, most of my PHP work is for web-applications that run on Intranets/Extranets. That's how ADOdb came about. That's how PHP came about - to meet an immediate need.

PHP, while a popular language, and a very well-written and well-maintained language, still has it's shortcomings (as much as it pains me to say it). One of the benefits of having so many developers on PHP can also be it's downfall - too many chefs in the kitchen, and not one of them sees the pot boiling over.