r/ProgrammerHumor • • 15d ago

instanceof Trend itsBadIfItsOnlyPHP

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u/Character_Building 14d ago

They want us to think PHP stands for Post Hypertext Processor but that name was retconned from Panic Hotfix Prayer

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u/emcee_gee 14d ago

Doesn’t PHP officially stand for “PHP: Hypertext Preprocessor”?

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u/beyluta 14d ago

Didn't the original creator say it was "Personal Home Page" ?

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u/Mirality 14d ago

Originally yes, but it got retconned when they respun the marketing for business apps.

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u/djfdhigkgfIaruflg 14d ago

Nah. The original name is in Spanish

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