Ian Landsman
ianlandsman.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009
Ian Landsman, founder of HelpSpot and Laravel's early backer, writes about PHP, running a software business and moving from programmer to entrepreneur.
What HN saysA commenter points to his 2012 post on PHP as his own take in a language debate; the given comments say little else.
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ianlandsman · 2012-06-29
My 2 cents: http://ianlandsman.com/2012/06/29/PHP