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by emeraldd
2507 days ago
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PHP is horrible as a language, but it fills its niche very well:
* You can get it to run dang near anywhere.
* It has an extremely low barrier to entry for new devs (blessing and a curse).
* There's a large volume of code already out there.
* If you need something that's a little more than a static site but not a full blown custom system, it's one of the simplest ways to get something out the door.
* If you know how to use it, there's likely someone willing to pay you to do so on their behalf. So yeah, PHP is still a thing. |
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Eh, that's not really the case anymore either. It's made many improvements over the years. Not that I'm saying it's some wonderful language, but you can't really compare it to the PHP 4/early 5 days. I think credit is deserved to the folks who have brought PHP to where it is today.