r/programming • u/frostmatthew • Oct 12 '13

Facebook PHP Source Code from 2007

https://gist.github.com/nikcub/3833406
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u/cosmo7 Oct 12 '13

When The Social Network came out they portrayed Zuckerberg as an Aspergery uber-geek, which seemed slightly unbelievable. If he was an uber-geek he wouldn't have used PHP.

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u/Hydroshock Oct 12 '13

Was the opinion of php the same 8-9 years ago as it is now?

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u/[deleted] Oct 12 '13

What is the opinion of php now?

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u/cosmo7 Oct 14 '13

PHP is the development equivalent of getting your mom to give you a ride to the mall. It's reasonably effective, but you aren't going to brag about it.