PHP

Experience Level: Expert

I consider myself an expert PHP developer. I was one of the primary developers for Singlesnet.com. My PHP experience is not just limited to Website work. I have used PHP for many command line utilities and libraries for interfacing with other technologies. I enjoy the challenge of writing to scale; I have experience in scaling PHP to support over 400,000 unique visitors per day.

Things I like about PHP

  • It's fast, much faster than most other scripted languages.
  • It's Small. When deployed correctly, PHP has a very small operational footprint.
  • It's Simple. Not an overly complicated language; most people can pick it up.

Things I don't like about PHP

  • Inconsistent function definition.
  • Maintaining backwards compatibility has lead to poor design decisions by the developers.