[anon743448]

PHP is the fastest and cheapest way to get MVP out the door.

Sure there are fast ways to get MVPs out with other languages like Vercel for JavaScript etc. But that is not cheap. And sure you can get a pretty cheap VPS but setting it up for anything non-static websites is time consuming and has potential for errors.

With PHP, you can have your proof of concept out in public for almost free and almost immediately. And once it is working, why bother rewriting the app in a better language unless you run into some kind of limitation.

[adamtaylor_13]

_Laravel_ may be one of the fastest ways to ship an MVP, but raw PHP most assuredly is NOT.

[anon743448]

Indeed. For most projects, you want to start with a framework but that applies to almost all of the languages.

[01-_-]

why? if I can get to know my code better through it

[adamtaylor_13]

Shipping an MVP != "knowing my code"

I don't know what 99% of the internals of Rails is doing, but boy howdy I can outship you every day of the week using Rails compared to any custom setup.

Rails/Laravel == I want to make money. 100% Custom code == I want to build something intellectually gratifying.

I won't say they're never the same, but very VERY rarely is that the case.

[01-_-]

but tell me, a better language in what? it's exactly this doubt that I want to clarify

[anon743448]

There are some inconsistencies between function names and some quirks. I haven’t used PHP for a while, so cannot recall exact issues. Based on other comments, it seems PHP has resolved many of these problems.

I think most of people saying that other languages are “better” are just repeating outdated information.