Andi (Andrei[1]) Gutmans is an Israeli programmer and entrepreneur. (wikipedia)
I'm very happy with where PHP is now. My goal is to really make PHP a first class citizen and I think we're almost there.
There is a lot of work still to do, but after having already seen four applications build with the framework, it is clear that it already includes some very cool and useful modules.
I think the main reason for our success is that PHP has always been focused on Web development and it has always been developed by Web developers. Unlike other languages, which are general purpose language and then adopted to work on the Web, PHP is only meant for the Web.
We have to bring other players into the PHP ecosystem to bring their solutions into the PHP world to really create a larger community to bring us to the same level as a .NET.
