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Compared to what language? I don't think PHP frameworks are very different from other languages I've played with.

Here's my framework guide: Slim if you're a minimalist and like doing things yourself, Laravel if you like convenience and are a quick learner, Symfony if you want to build something that will last 5+ years.

I'd really love if we could just start over with the PHP base library design. There's just a lot of cruft that could be neatly packed into classes.

For instance, the arguments for array_map and array_reduce are reversed, one takes the function as first argument, one the array.

AFAIK, PHP 8 will support named arguments. I think that will make it easier to call built-in function without knowing the correct order of its arguments.

Laravel or Symfony. Laravel is far better for actually getting things to production quickly IMO. It's quite batteries-included but still lets you roll your own paradigms where you need to.

Symfony