2009-07-13: PHP WTF?

Many blogs and sites spring up on the web promising frequent updates. More often than not, they post a handful of articles and then fall into neglect before dying a quiet death. Here's a site that seems to have potential, so let's hope it doesn't fall victim to this pattern.

Many websites are built using PHP, including this one. It is one of the most widely used and popular scripting languages in the world. Although it is extremely flexible and has an enormous amount of functionality in its extensive libraries, it is far from perfect. There are some inconsistencies or at the very least idiosyncrasies in the language design. New site phpwtf is dedicated to pointing these out. Read up on the pitfalls, and avoid them when you can!