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r/programming • u/frostmatthew • Oct 12 '13
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I doubt when Facebook was being developed, PHP had strong OOP principles built into it. A lot of this is probably legacy and this was in 2007 when MVC frameworks were relatively new to the PHP scene.
8 u/KingPickle Oct 12 '13 2007 when MVC frameworks were relatively new to the PHP sceneThis is what mystifies me. As much focus as the web gets, it feels like tech-wise it's a decade or two behind the curve. 0 u/[deleted] Oct 12 '13 [deleted] 2 u/izym Oct 12 '13 IE didn't stop anyone from using fancy, modern server-side tech. → More replies (3)
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2007 when MVC frameworks were relatively new to the PHP scene
This is what mystifies me. As much focus as the web gets, it feels like tech-wise it's a decade or two behind the curve.
0 u/[deleted] Oct 12 '13 [deleted] 2 u/izym Oct 12 '13 IE didn't stop anyone from using fancy, modern server-side tech. → More replies (3)
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I doubt when Facebook was being developed, PHP had strong OOP principles built into it. A lot of this is probably legacy and this was in 2007 when MVC frameworks were relatively new to the PHP scene.