A few days ago, Drupal hosting and support giant Acquia published an article guest authored by Palantir’s Senior Architect and Consultant Larry Garfield. The post generated eyebrow-raising traffic and social shares, with more than 8,000 page views in the first 24 hours alone. Huh.

The headline? “A Look at PHP’s Continuing Evolution.” Aside from issues of celebrity (we cite only half-jokingly), we wonder as to what to attribute the popularity of this post? We certainly can’t blame puffery. Information gaps? If they exist, how can Palantir help to further fill them?

Larry surmises his post might serve as a leveraging tool: "Newer versions of PHP have really advanced the language considerably, but there's always a lag before they're widespread. People like having more reasons to pressure their web hosts and sysadmins to upgrade. I hope my article helps that cause."

Sound explanation. What's your take?