A closer look at PHP 5.0

Michal Burda on root.cz, 
 PHP in focus, a year on

How many close looks at PHP 5.0 have we had by now? As the final
 release approaches, the nerves are showing. After the initial euphoria,
 some developers have grown skeptical about the planned changes.

One major change is support for object-oriented programming. 
 You hear some skepticism about this step now and then. As far as I can tell,
 better OOP support was
 a critical milestone for the system’s future development.

OOP support came about
 because of pressure to make PHP an effective platform for 
 business-to-consumer and business-to-business applications. 
 Existing versions of PHP can already be used for applications of that kind, but 
 OOP features 
 make it easier to develop, maintain and reuse existing solutions. That’s the driving force 
behind these changes.