Meringue is an object-oriented implementation of datetime functionality in php. It’s built atop the few fundamental universal abstractions, so it’s minimalistic, intuitive and extendable. At the same time, it allows carrying out complex datetime calculations due to its inherent declarative nature.

And there I was, expecting this to be a novel food-based metaphor about how certain kinds of philosophy are sweet and delicious, yet crumble easily under the slightest pressure.