The folks over at PHP Magazine have a pointer to an article over on Yahoo this morning. It asks the question: Will PHP5 Live Up to Its Billing?

PHP 5 promises Web developers an environment that contains a revised object-oriented programming approach, better XML support, and built-in SQL database capabilities. While those changes may sound trivial, they are nothing short of a major improvement in a language that is being used more and more in large enterprises. He goes on to talk about the differences between PHP4 and PHP5, as well as providing some quotes from the likes of John Coggeshall and George Schlossnagle.

And, in a surprising survey done by Zend: For the most part, PHP developers will not be breaking down doors to get the new version of PHP. In a recent survey conducted by Zend Technologies, about 20 percent of respondents said they planned to upgrade as soon as PHP 5 is released. About 75 percent said they would upgrade within one year. The rest responded by saying they did not plan to upgrade.