title: A letter to the PHP team published: true tags: php canonical_url: https://stitcher.io/blog/a-letter-to-the-php-team

I've taken the time to write a letter to the PHP core developers; addressing, what I think are, some serious issues holding PHP back.

I've addressed two main concerns

  • The fear of breaking backwards compatibility
  • How communication between the core- and userland developers is flawed

You can read my letter on my blog: https://stitcher.io/blog/a-letter-to-the-php-team