I myself feel the same pain and I'm investing time in PoC's within PeachPie the .NET compiler for PHP.
Yes, that's another compiler, not a new standard. But it provides me all the power of .NET, including semantics and syntax not (yet) available to PHP. Like generics and aspect oriented programming (AOP) with "attributes".
This is exactly why I don't want to continue on PHP (alone) because the evolution of the language is slow.
Unfortunately this is exactly the showcase of open source vs. proprietary software. JAVA has existed since 1995, as have Python. JAVA was backed by Sun and later by Oracle. Python, Perl and PHP have not been backed by companies or any industry.
The .NET framework has been backed/invented by Microsoft and was solely working with the Windows platform. Very early, almost immediately Miguel de Icaza started on Mono, a .NET framework outside of Windows.
Nowadays, this Mono has been integrated into the .NET Core framework, available for Linux and OS X. It is mature and very stable.
What this means? That both JAVA and .NET are frameworks, moving into platforms. Where are Python, Perl and PHP? They are still just languages.
These are fine for day-to-day little projects, but for future proof initiatives many of the languages don't have the oomph to grow into the same direction.
These open source projects need a clear vision, tight conventions and a rigid schedule to implement new features. Otherwise they will not keep up. They will become extinct because of natural selection.
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I myself feel the same pain and I'm investing time in PoC's within PeachPie the .NET compiler for PHP.
Yes, that's another compiler, not a new standard. But it provides me all the power of .NET, including semantics and syntax not (yet) available to PHP. Like generics and aspect oriented programming (AOP) with "attributes".
This is exactly why I don't want to continue on PHP (alone) because the evolution of the language is slow.
Unfortunately this is exactly the showcase of open source vs. proprietary software. JAVA has existed since 1995, as have Python. JAVA was backed by Sun and later by Oracle. Python, Perl and PHP have not been backed by companies or any industry.
The .NET framework has been backed/invented by Microsoft and was solely working with the Windows platform. Very early, almost immediately Miguel de Icaza started on Mono, a .NET framework outside of Windows.
Nowadays, this Mono has been integrated into the .NET Core framework, available for Linux and OS X. It is mature and very stable.
What this means? That both JAVA and .NET are frameworks, moving into platforms. Where are Python, Perl and PHP? They are still just languages.
These are fine for day-to-day little projects, but for future proof initiatives many of the languages don't have the oomph to grow into the same direction.
These open source projects need a clear vision, tight conventions and a rigid schedule to implement new features. Otherwise they will not keep up. They will become extinct because of natural selection.