[drupal-devel] I do not care about PHP 5

[Gabor Hojtsy]

>>Read what Derick things about this change being good for making PHP
>>applications better:
> 
> I find it kind of amusing to observe a script language trying to become
> a real programing language. :p

It is indeed. ;)

>>  http://derickrethans.nl/fanmail.php
>>
>>Sure, if you are not going on this route, you can do so. But be warned
>>that quite some Drupal developers are or at least try to be on the
>>bleeding edge with actual software (to get bug fixes, use new features),
>>so actually these core developers will not be able to use your code. Eg.
>>last time it was asked, drupaldevs.org ran on PHP 5, JonBob, Killes and
>>others having development spaces there.
> 
> Drupaldevs is down for several months now. :p

Which is not relevant, really :P I just wanted to point out that PHP 5
was used quite some time ago on this server, and I personally expect
that other core developers (and high profile users, even among the PHP
developers) will (try to) use Drupal with PHP 5.

Goba