[dktp]

> Is there anything that PHP is developing or adopting that can not be had at other established languages?

I think for the vast majority of projects, this is not a question you'll be asking yourself when picking the language.

I think PHP is one of the best languages to pick when you want a quick MVP for an online service (one that doesn't require specific things PHP is not good at). The community is one of the largest, there are more developers than nearly any other backend language and Laravel is probably the most complete all-in-one backend framework out there.

So the question is often, is PHP good enough to develop a maintainable app with decent performance, where developers won't hate every minute spent on it. And the answer is pretty much yes with PHP 7+