Could we not?

That thing was parroted a thousand times already and it really boils down to a personal rant about tons of legacy features rather than a properly worded criticism of the language itself.

The author is also really confused about type coercion in PHP.

It's been almost 5 years. Let it go.

Use this:

www.phpsadness.com

It's a useful reminder that how ever far PHP has come, it still has a long way to go. Most of what's in that post still applies today, though a few things have been dealt with.

There was a time I thought Toyotas were beautiful cars and American cars were crap. Then some years later I had two occasions to rent a car. The first time I got a Toyota. Absolute crap. The transmission couldn't stay in the same gear with even slight inclines. The next time I rented a Chevy Malibu. An absolute dream. Loved that car. I learned a lesson to not let my prejudices prevent me from taking another look.