Major update, awesome. /s
As someone who manages a network of 250+ WordPress websites - these PHP updates are killing me! As soon as I'm done helping clients upgrade/fix their incompatible themes/plugins and custom code, a new version is out! Even with great tools, the process for about 10% of my network is a nightmare.
While I appreciate the work, it's not very satisfying and for many clients very frustrating to pay for something they know nothing about, just to "keep the lights on".
Also not a PHP problem but a WordPress problem. It's not a healthy eco-system.
I'd argue that's true for all of PHP. Sure it got better, but compared to other langugaes it is still a mess.
Wordpress has a lot to answer for here, but given the archaic and frankly idiotic way they operate they'll do nothing of the sort.
PHP is very backwards friendly and with a strong and stable ecosystem built around composer theres no excuses for majorly used (and often very profitable) wordpress plugins lagging so far behind.