PHP's Gradual Typing Journey: From Wild West to Almost Respectable - Java Code Geeks

https://www.javacodegeeks.com/2026/01/phps-gradual-typing-journey-from-wild-west-to-almost-respectable.html

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fodor@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 9d

Interesting historical read.

One thing they got wrong at the end, I think. Was it worth it? Probably, yeah. The stability and security benefits of typed languages are too strong to ignore for the niche that PHP fills. So, I would argue, it was modernize or be gradually replaced by something totally different.

Crell@phpc.social · 2 pts · 8d

@exakat Overall a decent article, but it grossly misunderstands the disagreements around strict_types.